A/N: Off we go :) Thank you for all the wonderful support throughout this story. I enjoyed writing it and I hope you guys enjoyed reading it too. Be awesome!

Epilogue

"James, no."

"Up, up."

"No."

"Up."

"Fine." Emma sighed exaggeratedly before picking up her baby brother.

It has been two years since she almost died of… a splinter of wood in her heart. The mighty Zelena and her toys are not to be taken lightly.

"Mum and Dad are gonna be here any minute. You want to say goodbye to Regina?"

The baby boy nodded enthusiastically and clapped his hands. "Gina."

Emma chuckled at the shortened name. Regina won't admit it but she likes the nickname. Strangely enough, the only one who can say that is James. If Emma tried, she would sleep in the couch for two or three days. She walked to the study, where Regina was trying to finish some of the town's paperwork. She gestured her little brother to knock, and he did, but seeing as he has this small bump he called hands, it was more like a fist knock rather than a soft knock.

"Come in," Regina called out.

Emma opened the door gently and her brother squealed, "Gina," exactly near her ears. She cringed inwardly before walking towards her girlfriend.

"Hey Regina. We're sorry to disturb you. But this gentleman," Emma gestured to James, "wants to say goodbye."

Regina smiled and extended her arms so she could take James from Emma's arms. "Where are you going, little boy?"

"Home. Mamma and Dadda and Monkey." He answered as he cupped Regina's face with his baby fingers.

Regina scoffed. "Okay. Be good."

"I will." He peppered both of Regina's cheeks with wet kisses sloppily.

"He adores you," Emma chuckled.

"I'm adorable." Regina said.

Emma gaped.

"Oh, close your mouth Miss Swan." Then she chuckled. James followed because he likes to hear Regina's laugh. "He agrees." Regina said in between her laughs.

Emma stepped forward and closed the distance. "I love you," she grinned.

"I love you too, darling." Regina stole a quick peck on the lips right before the doorbell rang.

"Oh, this is yours," Emma pulled out an envelope with Regina's name, and of course written with her scrawling she called her handwriting.

Regina took it and let Emma took James from her arms.

"Come on, little brother. Mum and Dad are here." She kissed Regina's cheek before she walked out from the study, closed the door, and went out to greet her parents.

"Sweetie," Mary Margaret greeted as soon as Emma opened the door. "How is my baby boy doing?" Mary Margaret asked the little boy as she took James from Emma's arms.

"Hi Princess." David greeted Emma as he stepped closer and gave her daughter one arm hug. "Champs, you've been good?" David then asked his little boy who was planting wet kisses on his mother's cheek, the same gesture he did to Regina a few minutes ago.

"Dadda. Food."

Everybody laughs. "Of course Champs. Say goodbye to Emma."

"Bye Panda."

Emma grinned. He has been calling her since she brought him this cute little panda bear, and she figured 'panda' is easier to pronounce than 'emma' so she didn't mind.

"Bye little brother. Hey Dad, this is yours and Mum's." Emma pulled out three envelopes for her parents, and for James.

"No parents letter this year?"

"That one is hidden on your loft." Emma grinned.

"Already? When do you have the time?"

"Secret weapon," Emma wriggled her fingers.

David laughed while Mary Margaret chuckled. "We tried to find the last one for ages, Emma."

"But you found it anyway. Isn't that our family motto?" Emma shrugged.

"Okay, I'll find it, you cheesy Princess. Bye kiddo, your mother didn't want to admit it but she's super tired."

Emma smiled. "Yeah, bye Dad. Bye Mum. Drive safe."

"Will do."

Emma closed the door with a click. She smiled. It's funny. She keeps writing five letters once a year. It has been the third cycle of letters and she intends to keep it going. It's her way to remind her family that she loves them. Seeing as she struggled a lot to say the right thing, the letters have been a good way to communicate deeper with the people she loves. The receiver of said letters have told her that she has this way with words, and she enjoyed surprising them every once in a while, so she keeps writing it once a year.

Henry's letter is already on his pillow upstairs.

Emma smiled again. When her parents mentioned the 'parents letter' she distinctively remember the first one she wrote for both of them, the one addressed to "David and Mary Margaret". It was a simple letter, really.

Mum, Dad,

If by some miracle I live through the curse, wherever you are, I will always find you. After all, you're not only my parents, you're Snow White and Prince Charming, and I'm your daughter. So whatever happens, whatever will happen, I will always find you, like I did before.

If I didn't make it, Little James will do it for me.

I love you.

Your daughter, Emma.

Her head snapped out of the memories when she heard Regina's call. She walked quickly back to the study.

"Emma, darling."

"Yeah? What is it?"

"Where is my letter?"

"You just got yours."

"The real one."

"Upstairs, in your drawer."

Regina nodded in approval before her face softened and her lips formed a very beautiful smile. She put something on Emma's grasp before she kissed Emma on the lips and whispered, "Yes."

"Yes?" Emma's eyes widened.

"Yes, I will marry you."

Emma pulled Regina into a tight hug and swirled her around. Then she remembered the ring on her grasp and stopped twirling. "May I repeat my request, Your Majesty?"

Regina smiled. "You may."

Emma put the ring in between her thumb and forefinger, presented it in front of Regina before she locked her gaze with Regina and then asked gently, "Regina, I love you, and my heart is yours. Will you do me the honour to spend the rest of our lives together? Will you marry me?"

"You do need to talk more often," Regina smirked. "Your recent letter doesn't do your words justice."

"I do talk. I'm talkative."

"Intelligently, I mean."

Emma burst into laughter as she slipped the ring into Regina's ring finger. "I'll try, no promises though."

"Yes, considering you already promised me the most important thing in the world."

Emma chuckled. "I love you."

"You just love it when I call you darling."

"I do."

"I love you too, darling."

FIN