So I got this negative comment the last time I published and that's why I haven't written anything since then. I know it's no excuse but it hurt. So if you have negative opinions from reading my fanfic please keep them to yourself and do us all a favor (who actually appreciates this story) and leave and never come back. I get motivated to write more with all the positive comments that I get not the negative ones, they just push me down and I start writing other fics instead.

Really hope you enjoy this one and I still do not own OUAT.

Chapter named after this song: This Is Real Life by Nashville Cast (Connie Britton and Lennon & Maisy Stella).

"These are real smiles and tears.

This is gravity, stronger than any of your fears.

This is where the heartbeat hits the road.

This is where your dream becomes your soul.

This is real life, don't let it pass you by, laugh and cry.

This is real life, sometimes we love, sometimes we fight."

Regina and Maleficent looked at Lily and then at each other. Lily smiled awkwardly at them which for them was the cutest thing ever.

Emma ushered Lily closer and Regina politely extended her hand. Lily took it and shook it.

"Hi Lily, I'm Regina and this is Maleficent."

"Hi." Lily answered quietly. Regina smiled, it was like that hi she had first gotten from Emma when Henry had dragged her to Storybrooke.

Zelena cleared her throat and everyone turned to look at her.

"What?" Regina barked at her sister.

"So you're telling me you already have a daughter, an adopted son and a child on the way…and you're mad at me for being pregnant with your niece or nephew?"

"With my ex! That's what I'm mad at you about. Zelena I actually feel sorry for you, do you wanna know why?"

Zelena bit her lip.

"Because you always take or get things I'm already done with." Regina regretted saying 'what she's already done with' because it wasn't entirely true. She did miss Robin but Maleficent was more important to her than Robin ever was. Regina didn't think she could love anyone efter Daniel but she was obviously wrong when she first went to Maleficent for help with her magic. They fell in love and then Regina walked away, too scared to believe things would work. But now with all that in the past and everything coming together again with their new baby and Lily it felt good. Regina did still care about Robin though and did not want him to get hurt by her twisted sister.

Regina flicks her eyes to Robin who seems hurt by her comment.

"You're done with me?" Robin asks.

"Seems like it. You wanna stay with my sister anyways and I'm with Mal now." Regina squeezed Mal's arm for comfort.

Zelena giggled of pleasure.

"What you giggling about greenie?"

That shut Zelena up right away. She hated when Regina called her that. Regina knew Zelena hated it and that's why she keeps using it when she needs to.

"You know that you've technically haven't hurt me right? Because I'm happy with Maleficent and I know you'll never swing that way. It did sting hearing your voice when I called but since I was in love with someone else I wasn't really that bothered. I did decided to come here though and stop your shenanigans and I will continue to do so. Understood?"

Zelena nodded. She wasn't happy about it but she knew there was no way to bring Regina down now. Regina was right she would never swing that way, so there was no way she was gonna take away Regina's happy ending with Maleficent. Zelena also knew that there was no way Maleficent would let her destroy their happiness either. Zelena had heard about Maleficent but never encountered her herself. But she knew what she was capable of doing.

The ride home was kind of awkward.

Emma was in her bug with Robin and Roland while Regina had rented an SUV where she, Mal, Lily and Zelena rode in.

When they finally arrived in Storybrooke everyone was waiting. They all got out of their respective cars.

Lily's eyes went red when she saw Snow and Charming and all she wanted to do was rip them to pieces. Mal and Regina stood on either sides of her and held her close.

"They won't hurt you again, we will never ever let them hurt you again." Mal reassured her.

Snow and Charming did definitely feel ashamed. They knew how hard it was for them to be apart from Emma. But Lily had been apart from her parents longer than Emma and they felt really bad about it.

Regina through the Charming's a look, a look they recognized all too well. 'Hurt my family and I'll kill you' type of look.

"We promise." Snow mouthed to Regina.

"Thank you." Regina mouthed back.

With that Regina mentioned to Mal to take Lily back to their place while she took care of her twisted sister Zelena.

Zelena smirked wickedly at Regina.

"Stuff it!" Regina barked,

Regina took Zelena to the hospital.

"You think you can keep me from hurting anyone here?" Zelena laughed.

"Not quite dear."

Regina dragged Zelena down to the basement and smiled politely to the nurse.

"What is this place?" Zelena asked as Regina opened a door,

"You're new home!" Regina answered enthusiastically.

"You're locking me up in here?" Zelena couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"Yes it will keep the citizens of Storybrooke safe, and you won't be able to hurt yourself or anyone else."

Zelena groaned. She was not happy with this but what could she do. Regina had taken away her magic with the enchanted bracelet.

In another part of Storybrooke Mal had just gotten Lily to their mansion.

"This is huge!" Lily bursts out.

Mal laughed.

"Yeah I said the same thing to Regina when I first entered the house too. Perks of being the mayor I guess."

Lily laughed.

"I guess so!"

There was an awkward silence for a while before Lily worked up the courage to ask.

"What happened between you and Regina? Did she know about me?"

Mal bit her lip. She really didn't want to answer these questions without Regina because she didn't want Lily to be angry with either her or Regina. They had lost so much of Lily's life.

"Could we wait until Regina gets here? I'd rather have her here, I want both of us to be able to explain."

"Sure." Lily smiled.

Regina locked Zelena in and walked back to her mansion.

"Hi I'm back!" Regina shouted from the hallway.

Mal greeted her with a kiss and Lily stumbled up behind her.

"Lily has some questions she want answered…" Maleficent trailed off.

"Oh okay. Should we go sit?" Regina mentioned for them to follow her into the living room.

They sat down. Mal snuggled up next to Regina and Lily sat across from them.

"So Lily what do you want to know?" Regina asked.

Lily looked away and took a deep breath. This time she didn't have the courage like the one she had when it was just her and Maleficent.

Mal saw the pain on Lily's face and she knew what she had to do.

"She wants to know what happened between us and if you knew about her."

Lily looked at Regina to read her reaction. Regina smiled at Lily.

"No I did not know about you because at that time I had already left Mal. We wanted it to work out but we knew that it wouldn't so I left." Regina explained.

"You…just left?" Lily felt a tiny anger against Regina.

"Yes, and I can tell that you're angry and you have the right to be. I'm not proud of what I did, leaving her or enacting the curse." Regina paused to take a breath.

"I don't expect you or Maleficent to ever forgive me for what I did because I'll never forgive myself. The three of us could have had a life together and I ruined it. It was all me. I get that now. It wasn't Snow White's fault. I could have moved on. I could have had a life." A tear fell down Regina's cheek.

Maleficent put her arm around Regina and hugged her tight and placed a kiss on her head.

"We are here now." Maleficent said softly.

"But we missed so much, Lily is an adult now and nothing can change that."

"So lets not make the same mistake with this one." Maleficent answered while pointing to her stomach.

"We won't." Regina smiled.

"Lily honey. You don't have to if you don't want to but we really want to have you in our life and we wondered if you wanted to be in ours. But like I said only if you want to." Maleficent let out

Lily bit her lip she knew that she would hear that soon enough and she already knew what she wanted. All that she had wanted in life was to meet her parents and spend time with them. Get to know them and them to get to know her. She wanted this.

"I do, I do want to." Lily smiled.

Regina and Maleficent let her into their hug. They were beginning to look like a family. This is real life.

Until next time :*