Emma was sat on the hospital bed leaning forward and clenching her face through the current contraction. Regina held her hand tightly while a nurse pottered around the room.

"You're doing great Emma. Just breathe." Regina held Emma's hand while kissing her head and stroking her hair.

"I am breathing." Emma scowled "It's been two hours. Surely it's time now." Emma was restless, having a baby hurt a lot more than she remembered and she wasn't up to the pushing part yet.

"Lay back Miss Swan and I will examine you." The nurse said as she moved towards the bed.

When the contraction was over Emma did as instructed with Regina's help. Through her examination Regina held her hand and accepted the hand crushing grip Emma was inflicting on her.

"You're five centimetres Miss Swan. I'm afraid you have a little while to go."

"Is she joking?" Emma whispered ignoring the nurse and addressing Regina. Who offered a smile and continued her soothing touches.

"I don't think she'd joke about this darling. But you're doing great." Regina wanted to take Emma's pain away and had considered using magic but they had discussed the possibility a few weeks earlier and decided that the risk was too high considering they didn't exactly know if the baby herself would reject the magic and fight back with her own.

"This baby is definitely evil." Emma screamed as another contraction hit.

"Emma" Regina warned "Stop it. She's not evil. Surely when you had Henry it hurt just as much?"

The question played on Emma's mind distracting her through the next contraction. When she had Henry it hurt like hell, but the emotion pain far outweighed the physical pain. She was alone and scared and she wished from start to finish that it would be over with but she dreaded the moment he could be out and taken away from her. While she knew that keeping Henry was never really an option she had day dreamed about an alternate life where she was financially stable and could care for a baby. She would day dream about relaxing by the pool preparing for her baby's birth pretending the reality of lying on a prison bed in a cell she shared with two other women wasn't her reality.

"Emma?"

"Sorry I zoned out there."

"Are you ok?"

"I'm fine. It hurts like hell but I have you with me and we will get to meet her soon. I'm terrified but I'm not alone."

"You're not alone." Regina repeated Emma's words before kissing her lips.

Four hours later and Emma was in much more pain the contractions were every few minutes and Emma had stopped talking. She sat quietly; the slight tremor throughout her body didn't go unnoticed my Regina, over the past few hours she had positioned her body in every position imaginable to try and get some relief from the pain. Regina had followed her around the room feeding her ice chips and giving her sips of water.

At this stage Emma was waiting impatiently for the doctor to come and give her some drugs to help lessen the pain. She initially decided against any intervention but she was beyond that and in agony. Emma was on all fours on the bed and the doctor attempted to inject her bottom with the pain killer but the needle could not penetrate her skin. He was now into his forth needle and was still no closer and getting the needle into the blonde's backside.

"I think it's the baby." Regina stated knowingly.

"What do you mean?" Emma asked in confusion turning her head to face Regina, the doctor and the nurse who were all focused on her backside that was on display for all to see, however the pain was so bad that she couldn't care less.

"She doesn't want you to have the drugs." Regina stated. She felt sorry for the doctor who was clearly getting annoyed at his inability to deliver the injection.

"Are you kidding me? I need the drugs Regina! Can you do something?"

"She's got magic Emma, strong magic at that. I'm not sure I can overpower it and I don't want to hurt her."

"Regina I need the drugs. If her magic's so strong you won't hurt her."

"You don't need the drugs baby. I'll be with you, squeeze my hand. Breathe like we practiced." Regina assured her. She wasn't against Emma having drugs but she was terrified of using magic that could hurt the baby and in turn Emma.

"It hurts." Emma whined.

"I know but she'll be worth it." Regina rubbed the bottom of Emma's back and mumbled words of encouragement.

"Why is her magic controlling my body?" Emma was scared and her voice reflected that.

"The magic isn't dark Emma. I can feel it now. It feels so familiar, like yours its light magic, she's scared. She's likely using magic to protect you just as much as her. She doesn't want people poking you with needles."

"She's protecting me? She doesn't want me to get hurt." Emma repeated through tears. She moved onto her side exhausted and she looked as though she may actually fall asleep.

Regina didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the craziness of the situation. Emma was crying because her baby was using magic to stop her from getting any pain relief possibly to protect them both. She hoped for Emma's sake that baby Pingu would get a move on and make an appearance soon. She laid a hand on Emma's tummy and spoke softly to what she imagined would be the baby's feet at this stage in the game. "Your mommies are so excited to meet you baby girl. I'd be willing to let you have extra desert when you're big enough if you would just be a little easier on your mom, you know cut her some slack. Come out as nicely as possible." She kissed the bump softly "I love you baby girl. I can't wait to meet you."

A further two hours went by and Emma had declared that she wanted to push. After a quick examination the nurse had given her the go ahead to do so.

Regina had been worried about Emma throughout the birthing process so far but nothing prepared her for the pushing phase, Emma's face was bright red, she was dripping in sweat and Regina was actually terrified that the vein next to Emma's temple would pop soon. Emma was back in her initial position sat on the hospital bed her legs were now up in stirrups. Regina had been brave and looked down at the head as it crowned. She was fascinated that Emma's body had been able to adapt to accommodate the baby but would now adapt again to bring her into the world.

"Okay Emma you are going great. With the next contraction I need you to push with everything you have." The nurse instructed as she checked the babies position.

"I can't do it anymore. Please make it stop." Emma cried into Regina's shoulder.

"You are doing so well darling. I know it hurts but it will be over soon and we get to meet our baby girl. Can you do that for me? Can you push one last time?"

"Okay." She managed just as the contraction started and so she pushed. She pushed with everything she had. She concentrated on Regina's face and she did it she pushed until the need to push was no more because the baby was out.

The sounds of a baby's cry distracted her from her daze as the gunky baby was placed on her chest. She looked down at the tiny person who was crying and flailing against her.

Regina's hand rested against the baby's bottom and held her in place against Emma's chest. She looked up at Emma who was crying silent tears as she lifted her head to kiss the baby's head. Once Emma's head was rested back down Regina kissed the same spot before doing the same on Emma's head.

"You did amazing. I'm so proud of you." Regina managed to say through tears.

"I couldn't have done this without you."

"Mayor Mills?" The nurse asked tentatively. "Will you be cutting the cord?"

Regina looked up at Emma for confirmation. The big smile on her face was enough. "Yes."

Once the cord was cut the nurse took the baby to the other side of the room to do new born checks while Regina held Emma's hand through the delivery of the after birth.

Before long a clean, pink baby girl wrapped in a white blanket was placed into Regina's waiting arms. She held the baby like she was the most precious treasure in the world. The tears falling freely as she kissed tiny fingers. "Happy birthday baby girl. I'm so happy to finally meet you. I love you so very much."

Emma's watched from her place on the bed she wanted so much so hug them both but she was so tired all she could so was smile and cry silent happy tears until sleep took over her.

When she woke up she was greeted with the sound of Regina singing a lullaby. She saw Regina stood next to the bed rocking the baby.

"Hey" she said sleepily alerting the brunette that she was awake.

"Hey sleepyhead." Regina said leaning down to kiss the blondes lips softly. "How are you feeling?"

"Like I pushed a baby out of my vagina." She said with a grin "but happy, seeing you with her makes everything worthwhile."

Regina kissed the now sleeping baby and placed her against Emma's chest before perching on the bed facing Emma.

"She's perfect Emma. All the tests, she's perfectly normal. I can feel her magic but she's not done anything with it."

"She is perfect isn't she?"

"Just like her mother." Regina responded with a proud smile.

"Which one?"

"Me of course." An overwhelming sense of pride and love washed over Regina. She was so proud of Emma and loved her so much. She was a mother again and she couldn't think of anything more perfect.

As if on cue a small knock distracted her from her thoughts and Henrys head popped around the door.

"Come in sweetheart." Regina said as she saw the apprehensive look on the teenagers face.

"Come meet your sister." Emma called and Henry joined her on the opposite side to Regina.

He looked down at the tiny parcel sleeping against his mother's chest "she's so tiny."

"Do you what to hold her?" Emma asked with a hopeful smile.

Henry looked a little apprehensive. "She's so small. I don't want to hurt her."

"You'll do fine. She really wants a cuddle from her big brother." Emma assured him.

Emma looked up at Regina for help. Regina carefully extracted the sleeping baby from Emma's arms and placed her into Henrys arms. The mothers shared a smile as they watched their children with heavy hearts.

Henry enjoyed cuddles with his sister before collecting his grandparents from the waiting room.

"Does she have a name yet?" Snow asked as she rocked her granddaughter just like she did with her son.

Emma nodded to Regina for her to make the announcement. They had chosen her name only days earlier.

"Elizabeth Rose Swan." Regina said as she touched the baby's cheek. It was crazy but she couldn't wait to get the baby back in her arms.

"Swan Mills." Emma corrected.

"Really?" Regina asked in surprise.

"Really. Elizabeth Rose Swan Mills. I mean if that's ok with you?"

"It's perfect." Regina said as another tear slid down her face.

"A perfect name for a perfect baby." Charming said as he looked hugged his wife and granddaughter close.

The Swan Mills Charming clan had their turn in cuddling the newest family member before she woke up ready for a feed.

Henry left to spend the night with his grandparents while Regina helped Emma get comfortable before she placed her daughter against Emma's exposed breast.

Emma sat with her daughter latched onto her breast and Regina snuggled in beside her. Regina was right it was all worth it. She was truly the luckiest person in the world.

Thanks again for the name suggestions. Second place was tied between Lara, Isabelle and Abigail and joint first for Elizabeth and Rose.

I'm sorry for the delay in updating I got distracted with making gif sets. If you want to see them they are on my Tum blr: average-sane-psycho.

Thank you again for reading and commenting.