Hey all! So I got a lot of awesome reviews, favorites and follows! Thank you all so much! It makes me so happy to know that you enjoy my story. A couple of you asked me to continue, so here's the next chapter, hope you enjoy my dears!

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Henry was glad that his mothers had kept relatively quiet. Other than the occasional loud moan, he was spared any further trauma, even though he was still haunted by what he had seen when he stepped into the house. It had been almost thirty minutes since the last sound he heard, so he sneaked slowly down the stairs - prepared to run if necessary - to see what they were doing. Fortunately they were just sitting on the couch, arms around each other, and talking. Finally! Henry thought, relieved that he didn't have to worry about witnessing any adult games as his mom once called it when he was younger and accidentally saw a movie with a sex scene.

It looked like an intimate and vulnerable conversation, so Henry tip toed back to his room, not wanting to disturb the moment.

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"Sooo…" Emma drawled out, not really sure what to say. They had been making out forever, and now it was finally time for the talking part, but she had no idea how to come about it.

"What- what did Henry tell you?" Regina asked timidly, a little afraid that he had revealed too much about her and made her sound weak.

"He told me that you like me and that I should kiss you," Emma started, but Regina knew there was more, so Emma continued.

"And when I said that it was impossible for you to like me, he told me about how you fight with me because you are scared and don't know how to deal with your feelings."

Regina sighed. She didn't like people to know about her vulnerable side, and even though she knew that she had to open up to Emma if she wanted to be with her, it was still hard to do when you've spent decades trying your hardest to lock up your feelings so nobody could see them.

"Oh." Was all she said, as her eyes showed her walls building up slowly.

"Come on, Regina. Don't do that," Emma said, as she reached out to touch Regina's hand. The other woman eyed their hands, trying to get up the courage to open up, but finding it too difficult.

"Do what, Miss Swan?" she asked, finding it way too easy to slip on her usual mask and hide her insecurities.

"That! You're building up your walls again; I can see it in your eyes. Please, I know it's hard for you, but please let me in. You can trust me. I will never judge you because of what you feel. I can even go first and tell you about my insecurities, if it will make you feel better?" Emma tried hopefully, prepared to do anything to get the other woman to talk to her. When Regina didn't say anything, Emma started talking again.

"I'm scared too, you know. Scared of what my parents will say, scared of what everyone will say. I find it hard to understand my feelings for you sometimes, but I know that they're there and they're strong, and honestly? That scares the crap out of me too! I have never felt for anyone the way I feel for you, Regina, and it's freaking me out but also making me happy, and I'm still trying to figure out how that can be. But I know that if you'll just let me in, we can figure all this out together, so please," she paused until Regina finally looked her in the eyes, "just talk to me."

After hearing Emma confess such intimate details about her feelings and insecurities, Regina knew that she could trust the woman, so she decided to just force the words out of her, hoping it would get easier as she progressed.

"Henry was right," she started out quietly. "I… I am scared. My mother always told me that love is weakness, and I guess she brainwashed me enough to believe it. And I want to let it go, but it's hard. When I'm around you, my feelings go crazy and I can hear my mother's voice in my head. And no matter how hard I try to push my feelings away, they won't go and it frustrates me. I've never been good at loving anyone, so I find it easier to just slip on my mask and bury the real me. But I'm tired of fighting myself. I- I want to try this, us. I wanna be better, and I wanna learn to love again. With you." She added the last part with a smile, even though there were tears in her eyes by now.

Emma was thrilled that Regina had opened up to her so much, and when she saw the tears in her eyes, she pulled the woman close and placed a tender kiss on her lips.

"Thank you" she murmured.

"For what?"

"For trusting me. I know it's hard for you, but I've never been too good at loving either, so we're gonna try and get better at it together okay?" Emma said, resting her forehead on Regina's.

"Okay" Regina whispered before pulling Emma into a kiss.

Regina was happy that she had found the strength to reveal herself emotionally. It still baffled her that it was to Emma Swan of all people, but she found that she really didn't care anymore. Her mother's words lost their power over her as she felt herself growing more confident about her feelings after hearing Emma's comforting and reassuring words. It felt good to know that there was someone who would listen and understand, and she hadn't had that since Daniel. She was finally beginning to think that she could really be happy again.

After breaking their kiss, Emma spoke up. "So we're really doing this?" Regina smiled. "Yes, I think we are."

"And you're gonna try to be nice to me instead of fighting?" Emma teased.

Regina rolled her eyes. "Yes Emma, I'll be nice. I don't feel like I have to be ashamed of my feelings anymore, thanks to you. So no reason to fight… Unless you do something to really piss me off" she added with a smirk, trying to lighten the mood from the heavy emotional subjects they had been discussing. Emma laughed and made a mental note to try and not piss Regina off. At least not too much, because they could probably need a little fight now and then. It would make for great make up sex, plus keep their relationship from getting boring. Although Emma doubted that was ever gonna happen.

Suddenly, a thought crossed Emma's mind.

"How are we gonna come out?"

Regina frowned. "I have absolutely no idea. How about we worry about that later, and just enjoy this moment? We could call Henry down and have some family time?" She suggested, and a big smile settled itself on Emma's face.

"I would love that!"

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Snow had gone out that morning before Emma had woken up, but when she got back around one o'clock, both the blonde and her son was missing. She thought that maybe they'd just gone out too, but when they weren't home by six, she started to get a little worried. Emma didn't pick up her phone either, so she decided to search the town for them.

She looked everywhere. The diner, the park, the school, the library, even Mr. Gold's shop, but they were nowhere to be found. The only place she hadn't looked yet was the beach. Storybrooke had a small beach near the outskirts of town, but there were hardly ever any people there, because the water was cold and the beach was filled with stones instead of soft sand.

Snow walked along the beach for almost ten minutes, but didn't find them. She was about to turn back and head home, when she heard a loud laugh. It sounded exactly like Emma's, but she couldn't see her anywhere. The laugh came from the direction of some trees at the end of the beach, but Snow knew that the only thing over on the other side was the town line. Granted, she'd never been on the other side of the trees, but that's just what she'd been told.

She decided that there was a first time for everything, and walked through the little patch of forest before coming out on the other side.

What she saw made her stop dead in her tracks. Henry was running around with a kite, while Emma and Regina were cuddled up on a blanket, and the town line apparently wasn't for another half a mile or something. Emma had her legs swung over Regina's, and her arms wrapped around her waist while her head rested on the older woman's shoulder. They were laughing and talking, and then Emma leaned up to plant a kiss on Regina's lips.

"Seriously?!"

Emma jumped from her spot, and looked up with a horrified expression.

"Holy mother of fuck, not again!" she exclaimed, hand over her heart as she tried to calm herself down. Regina looked amused at Emma, before giving Snow a sheepish smile.

"What's going on here?" Snow asked with narrowed eyes.

Emma had no idea how to handle this situation.

"Uuuh…" she leaned over to Regina and whispered, "we really should have discussed how to come out."

"Let me handle this, dear" Regina said, and stood up to walk towards Snow.

"You see, Miss Blanchard, we're just having some family time with Henry" she smiled as sincerely as she could. She still held a little resentment towards the woman, but she was trying to forgive, after all Snow White had given her Emma, and if they were gonna be together, she would have to get along with her parents.

"But you were kissing" Snow pressed on, still having that "I'm not amused' look on her face. Regina rubbed her neck, thinking of how to break the news of her and Emma dating. Emma had walked up behind Regina and taken her hand, and Henry was watching from behind.

"Well… I'm kind of in love with your daughter."

Both Snow and Emma gasped, and Regina looked at the ground. Snow gasped because she was surprised and shocked at the fact that Regina was in love with her daughter, and Emma gasped because Regina just flat out told Snow, without being 'evil' about it. Snow recovered from the shock a few seconds later and started sputtering.

"But- How- Emma you said- never gonna happen- but you- kissing- in love?"

Emma nodded, and lifted up their intertwined fingers for her mother to see. Snow took a few more moments to recollect herself, and then she pinched the bridge of her nose.

"So you two are gonna be together from now on?" she asked. Emma and Regina nodded their heads.

"And you're set on this? There's not a chance you will change your minds?"

Emma and Regina shook their heads this time. Snow sighed. "Okay. I guess I'll just have to get used to it then."

Emma smiled big. "What, no angry rant this time?"

"No. I just want you to be happy, Emma. The way you talked about Regina and your feelings for her yesterday, I knew you really loved her. And just now, you looked really happy, you too Regina. It's actually nice to see you smile for a change. And being happy is all I want for you Emma. It's gonna take some time to get used to this, though. But I'm willing to try," she looked over at Regina, "I really did love you once, before you turned evil. I guess, now that you're better, Emma could do a lot worse."

Regina smiled thankfully, knowing that the statement was a peace offering. And then she surprised not only Snow and Emma, but also herself, by walking forward and hugging the woman. She pulled back quickly. "I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me. I guess Emma is really affecting me in the whole 'nice department'. But thank you." She said, as she walked back over to Emma.

Snow smiled at them, before saying that she was gonna head back to town. They said goodbye, and the couple went back to the blanket while Henry continued flying his kite.

"I'm proud of you" Emma whispered in Regina's hair.

Regina looked up, it was now her turn being cuddled in Emma's embrace. "For what?"

"For being so nice to my mom. I know it must have been a little difficult for you, but I'm really glad you're making peace with her."

Regina smiled. "Yeah, me too. I really want to be good again, and just being with you is making it so much easier."

She leaned up and planted a kiss on Emma's lips before turning back to look at Henry running around. They stayed like that for a couple more minutes, until Henry came running to them and threw himself into their embrace.

"I like this. I finally have both my moms," he said and cuddled more into Regina. She wrapped her arms around him and kissed his head. She was so happy that Henry had forgiven her and had started loving her again.

"Me too, Henry." She said.

"Are we all gonna be a family now?" he asked innocently while glancing up at them with hopeful eyes. Emma looked down at Regina and saw the smile on her face and the gentle, loving look in her eyes.

"Yes we are, kid. We're gonna be a family."

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