The first twenty four hours of Elizabeth's life had been eventful for her parents. All she did was sleep, feed and poo, yet dealing with that seemed to take all their energy. Emma had to stay overnight in hospital for observation of both her and the baby. Regina had insisted she stay to against the doctors' orders. A stern look from the Mayor was usually enough but a stern look from new mother Regina Mills could rival that of the Evil Queen any day and so the rules had been bent and the brunette was allowed to spend the night with her girlfriend and daughter.

Regina had insisted that Emma sleep. The blonde was exhausted and followed Regina's instructions without putting up much of a fight. Regina couldn't sleep she was far too excited to sleep. Instead she sat in the chair next to Emma's bed cradling the tiny baby in her arms watching each breath she made.

Emma was woken two hours later with a soft kiss from Regina.

"Wake up darling" Regina whispered softly against Emma's ear. Smiling at the displeased pout Emma was wearing at her annoyance at being woken up so soon.

"Sleep time, Gina sleep." She mumbled sleepily.

"Sorry baby but we have a hungry little girl that needs feeding."

Emma's eyes shot open as she realised where she was and that she had a daughter. After a few seconds to get her bearings she smiled up at Regina and down at her wiggly daughter "I thought it was a dream."

"Nope she's very real and hungry."

Emma sat up in and bed and pulled down her top before Regina placed the hungry baby into the blonde's arms. While Emma fed the child she locked eyes with Regina and the women shared a smile.

"Have you had any sleep?" Emma asked with a yawn as she touched the side of the baby's mouth to encourage her to feed.

"I'm too excited to sleep. I can't bring myself to put her down." Regina confessed.

"You need sleep Regina." Emma said in concern. Regina had been awake just as long as she had.

"I know I will sleep when we are home. You need sleep more than I do at the minute. What you did today was incredible. She is incredible. You are incredible."

"Well we think that you are incredible" Emma replied holding the tiny baby hand up to Regina.

After the feed Regina burped, changed and cuddled the baby until the next feed while Emma slept for a couple more hours.

When morning came around Emma woke up to see Regina peering over their sleeping daughter's cot. She smiled as she watched Regina's intense observations of the baby who was sleeping soundly. She was surprised that Regina had actually put the baby down.

"You don't have to watch her constantly she isn't going anywhere." Emma spoke softly distracting Regina from her thoughts.

"I know it's crazy but I just can't stop. It took me an hour just to put her down and I'm fighting every instinct I have not to cuddle her right back up. Do you think there's something wrong with me?"

"No I think you're just an amazing mommy who loves her daughter."

"Maybe I should just pick her up? It won't cause any issues later in life if I cuddle too much in her first day of life." Regina said more for her benefit than Emma's.

"How about you leave her there for a few minutes and come give me a cuddle instead?"

Regina looked one final time at the sleeping girl before moving towards Emma. She perched on the bed facing Emma and lent down to kiss the blondes lips.

Emma slowly and with a slight wince moved over on the bed so that Regina could join her. Regina kicked off her shoes and laid her body down facing Emma. She wrapped her arm around the blonde and pulled their bodies close. They lay there content in one another's arms until they heard a small whimper from the cot next to the bed.

Regina tried to ignore it knowing the baby had been fed and changed. She looked up to meet Emma's eyes.

Emma felt Regina's body go rigid the moment the tiny whimper emerged from the cot. She could see how hard Regina was trying to act like she wasn't bothered by the noise. Emma placed a kiss the brunettes head. "Go get her."

Regina sat up instantly and flashed Emma a megawatt smile before moving over to the crib and picking up their daughter.

She moved back to the bed and kissed the baby's head before placing her into Emma's arms and climbing back into the bed next to Emma. They lay together again this time both women's eyes focused on big brown eyes that appeared to be watching them contently.

"She's perfect isn't she?" Emma asked in awe.

"She really is."

"Do you think there's still potential for her to be dark?" Emma wondered aloud.

"I think everyone has the potential for darkness we just have to do everything we can to teach her goodness."

"We both have darkness."

"We do but we both have lightness too. When I look at her I know that I want to do anything I can to keep her safe and loved. We both had childhoods that were less than desirable. She will have the childhood neither of us did. She's loved and wanted and we will show her that every day."

"We will." Emma confirmed with a smile.

After hours of waiting and wanting nothing more than to go home when they arrived home suddenly having a new baby became the scariest thing in the world.

As soon as the discharge order was given the questions plagued both their minds. 'What if she stops breathing' 'what if she needs medical interventions' 'what if she cries and I don't know what to do.'…

Regina had driven them home travelling well below the speed limit. "You know you can get a ticket for driving too slow." Emma had joked but after a glare from the brunette she had focused her attention on the sleeping baby in the seat next to her rather than teasing the nervous looking Mayor.

When they arrived home they stood in the hallway looking at the sleeping child still in her car seat like she was an alien.

"What do we do now?" Emma asked awkwardly.

"You go sit on the sofa and relax and I'll make you some dinner. Henry should be home soon."

The first night home went smoothly until bedtime and then Elizabeth wouldn't feed. She seemed uncomfortable and distressed but didn't cry which just worried the new mothers even more.

"Do you think she's ok?" Emma's paniced voice echoed through their bedroom. They both sat in bed, Elizabeth laid down on top of the duvet in front of Emma.

"I don't know. Do you think we should take her to the hospital?" Regina asked equally concerned.

"Should we call my mother?"

"No. Let me get the book." So Regina went downstairs to get the baby book while Emma just looked at the baby with uncertainty. In the hospital everything seemed so easy, while at home nothing seemed to go right.

Regina returned to the site of Emma feeding a happy baby girl, the blonde's eyes were big with excitement. She was clearly proud of her accomplishment.

"How did you do it?"

"I don't know. I think she just got tired of fighting me." Emma didn't care how she did it she was just relieved that she was able to soothe the child.

"You do have that effect on people." Regina confessed with a smile as she settled back in bed next to the blonde.

"Do you think it's weird that she doesn't cry?"

"I don't know. Henry cried all the time but he was a little older when I got him."

A week later and things were very different. A very tired Emma paced the living room with a screaming baby in her arms.

Regina had nipped to the town hall to collect some documents but Emma suspected that she had just made her excuse to leave the madness.

The angel they left the hospital with a week earlier had now turned into a devil child that cried, fussed and refused to feed. Emma's milk has come in a few days earlier and they hoped that would help but it didn't seem to. She had also expressed milk so that Regina could do some of the feeds that didn't go down well with baby Swan Mills but then it seemed like nothing did.

Emma had finally gotten her to sleep when the door swung open and Henry shouted "I'm home."

Emma looked down at the baby in dread of course big brown eyes starred back at her as the tiny lip began to quiver. "Henry. I just got her to sleep."

"Sorry I didn't know." He said sheepishly as he approached his mother and crying sister.

He took the crying baby from his Mother's arms and cuddled her close placing a kiss to her forehead. "I'm sorry Bethy." The baby seemed to calm in his arms instantly and settle back to sleep. With a big smile on his face Henry sat down on the sofa with his sleeping smiley sister in his arms.

"Are you kidding me kid? How did you do that?" Emma asked in astonishment.

"Do what?"

"She wouldn't let me sit down. Every time I tried she screamed louder even when I tried to trick her with sit down swaying she knew I was tricking her."

"She must love me more." Henry teased.

"Probably."

Just then Regina walked through the door to silence. She crept into the living room, her face lit up when she saw both of her babies snuggled on the sofa.

She placed her bag by the sofa and took the opportunity to wrap her arms around Emma and kiss her lips softly.

"You did great darling."

"I tried my best but it seems Henry has the magic touch."

"That's great, a live in baby sitter."

Regina and Emma made dinner together stopping between steps to share small kisses and big hugs.

"I'm glad Henrys home." Emma said as she smiled into Regina's neck.

"Me too. I've missed holding you."

"I've missed it too."

"Come on let's get dinner sorted before she wakes up for a feed."

Henry placed his sister in her basket before joining his mother's for dinner. For the first time in a week the family sat down together to eat a meal at the same time.

After dinner Emma had gone up to bed while Regina sat at her desk signing a pile of papers with her daughter strapped to her chest. She was happy to find that her daughter liked it just as much as her son once had.

When the doorbell rang she wondered who it could be. Since the birth of Elizabeth the Charming's had been giving them some family time so she doubted it would be them.

"Who do you think it is Beth?" She whispered to the sleepy baby against her chest as she made her way to the front door. Her face fell as she opened it to see a smug looking Gold stood on her porch.

She placed a protective hand against the babies back. "Can I help you?" She asked with a frown.

"I just came to see the little miracle for myself." He said with a smirk.

"You did, now please leave." Regina tried to slam the door but the foot Gold and wedged in stopped her from doing so.

"Don't be like that Regina. That's not a way to treat an old friend."

"Old definitely, but friend, definitely not. So if you'd be so kind and vacate my porch if not I will remove you myself."

"There's no need to threaten violence dearly."

"Luckily for you she's still sleeping or you'd have already been blasted down the garden path."

"It's the baby I'd like to discuss with you."

"The topic is not up for discussion and you're beginning to wear my patience so I will ask you again. Leave."

"Ok deary I'll not push but I'm sure you would have been interested in what I had to say. I mean I'd want to know how my daughter was created but obviously you don't have the same desires."

Regina didn't get time to protest as within a second he was gone.