Authors Note: Two chapters in one day! I'm on a roll! Anyways, you know the drill...Please, enjoy!
They drove back to the Mayoral Mansion in silence, Henry didn't even dare to breath in his birthmother's presence after witnessing what had happened back at the apartment, he glanced up at Emma to find that her eyes were filled with tears that she didn't dare release. Regina was sitting in the study on the other side of the house when she heard the front door open, surprised that they were back so soon, she got up off of her spot on the couch and went to greet them; she knew from the moment she saw Emma's face that something had happened.
Something was wrong.
"Hello Henry." She greeted her son with a kiss on the head, he mumbled a 'hey mom' under his breath, that was when she realized that things were worse than she thought; "Why don't you go upstairs and watch some television in my room for a while and allow me to talk to Ms Swan? I will come and get you in a little while."
Henry nodded silently before racing up the stairs and shutting the door quickly. Regina raised an eyebrow in confusion when she took in Emma's appearance, Emma seemed to be exactly the way she was when she left, that was when she saw the large bruise on her arm; "Oh my, Emma, what happened?"
"It's nothing, Regina." Emma tried to blow her off, but was unsuccessful when she realized that she was unable to move due to the brunette's grip on her. "I just...I can't, not right now."
Regina couldn't help herself, seeing the love of her life in this much pain was too much. It was obvious that it weighed heavily on both of them, and before she knew it, she had pulled the blonde into a tight hug; she placed one hand on her back and another in the tight blonde curls. A heart-wrenching sob escaped from Emma as she fought against the embrace. "Regina, let me go!" Emma cried, unable to calm herself.
Regina simply brushed off the rejection and held her tighter, "No." She whispered, if Emma wasn't going to hold on through her anger, Regina was going to do it for her. Emma sobbed in Regina's arms, unable to hold herself up anymore, Regina walked them to the grand staircase and sat them down. Emma slowly welcomed the embrace of the Mayor and moved to sit more comfortably on Regina's lap while she let out uncontrollable sobs; the only sound that could be heard in the large house was the sound of Emma's hiccupping gasps.
"Emma, please tell me what happened." Regina asked her, not hiding the emotion that filled her voice. Emma pulled back slightly to look into Regina's tear-filled eyes, their gazes met for a brief moment before Emma leaned back into the embrace; "I- I don't know what came over me, I-er-got sick at the apartment and had no choice but to tell them that I was pregnant. Snow, s-she flipped when I told them that it was your baby, and...Oh god." Emma cried. "She wants me to abort the baby."
That was all it took for Regina to break, multiple mirrors and vases shattered in the hall as the anger took over; Emma jumped within Regina's trembling grasp before looking into her eyes which were once deep brown and now were purple, Emma raised her hands to cup Regina's face, wiping away the tears that had once fallen.
"Regina, baby, come back to me." Emma shook her fiancée ever so lightly, trying not to make her even more angry, when she noticed the purple fading Emma sighed, "That's my girl. Come back to me."
Regina let out a strangled breath as she held on tighter, she proceeded to place tender kisses on Emma's head before pulling back and looking into her swollen green eyes; "I promise you, my darling, that I will not allow anyone to hurt you ever again."
They sat on the stairs for about an hour more until Emma fell asleep in Regina's loving embrace, not wanting to wake the blonde up by walking up the stairs, she used her magic to teleport them into her bedroom where Henry was waiting; "Henry, dear, can you pull back the sheets and get some clothes out of the closet for me? Emma can't be too comfortable in her current outfit."
Henry nodded and did as he was told, he scrambled off of the bed and pulled back the silk sheets so that Regina could place Emma in the bed; he went into his mother's large walk in closet as she removed Emma's clothing. Henry grabbed a pair of his mother's sweatpants and a t-shirt and proceeded to give them to her, "Are these okay?" He asked quietly, not wanting to wake Emma.
"Yes, thank you." Regina smiled as she put the clothing on the blonde before tucking her in and placing a gentle kiss on her forehead, Regina ushered her son out of the bedroom before silently closing the door. "Henry, I have some business I need to go take care of. Go downstairs and play some video games, please see to it that you take care of Emma if she wakes up before I get back."
"Mom?"
"Yes, Henry?"
"Do you like Emma?" He asked nervously, knowing that there was potential of him crossing a line by asking that. Regina was silent for a long while, unsure how to tell him how she truly felt about the Saviour currently sleeping upstairs in her bed, clearing her throat Regina bent down so that she was eye-level with the eleven year old; "It's complicated, Henry." Regina sighed. "But, when I get back, we can talk and I will answer all of your questions then. Okay?"
"Okay." He nodded at his mother, watching as she put on her coat and mittens before grabbing her purse and in a puff of purple smoke, she was gone. Henry proceeded up the stairs and checked on Emma to make sure she was still asleep before going to his own room with a smile plastered on his small face.
Finally they were going to be a family.
It didn't take her as long to get arrive at the two royal idiot's apartment than it usually did, however, today she had a reason for going to visit the two idiots that she without a shadow of a doubt hated. She marched up the stairs to their apartment and, using her magic, flung the door open; "R-Regina." Snow gasped when she saw the look of absolute hatred on her former step-mother's face.
"You just couldn't leave it alone, could you?" Regina shrieked as she quickly closed the gap between her and the younger brunette in front of her until she was pinned against the wall in the kitchen. Before Regina could continue, Snow's fist collided forcefully with Regina's face, causing Regina to stumble back and clutch her jaw.
"You ruined her." Snow growled with tears spilling over her green eyes that looked exactly like Emma's.
"Is that what you honestly think?" Regina crossed her arms and leaned against the kitchen counter. Her eyes narrowed and studied the other brunette standing in front of her, she could feel her anger growing inside of her. "That she is ruined?"
"She is pregnant with that thing, Regina! That thing that is growing inside of her, and there is no way in hell it is a baby because I've seen what magic does. It only destroys!" Snow shouted, her arms waving her arms in the air as she spoke.
"Lower your voice!" Regina growled in response, "You have no fucking clue how to be a mother, Snow, you can't get your shit together long enough to realize that Emma Swan is my happy ending. She is my true love, Snow, and I will spend every day of the rest of my life protecting her and that baby."
"Yo-Your true love?" Snow laughed coldly. "You aren't capable of love, Regina."
"I do not need a lecture from you, Snow White." Regina spat venomously, her eyes starting to fill with tears that she refused to let drop, she wasn't about to be weak in front of Snow of all people. Snow's name rolled off of her lips like fire-burning and leaving a horrible taste on her tongue.
"You don't even know her, Regina." Snow paused. "So, I fail to see why you even bother to care when you have never cared for anyone but yourself! Look what this has lead to, Regina, she is broken because of you."
"She is not broken, she is fucking gorgeous!" Regina shouted, Snow's hand shot to her mouth at the surprise of Regina's words. "That woman is more than you think she is, Snow. I love her, Henry and our unborn child more than I care about myself and I would die for her if it came to it." Regina paused. "Emma has magic, and you know better than anyone that if two people both contain magic and True Love; they can create life. Emma's body accepts my magic. I can't hurt her, and I wouldn't even if I could. So, think whatever the hell you want about me, but it doesn't mean you are right."
"Are you two t-together?" Snow asked, her voice raising several octaves.
"I asked your daughter to marry me, Snow, and she said yes. Does that answer your question?"
"But why?" Snow asked, angry again. "Is this some horrible form of revenge, Regina? Because if it is, I promise you, I will get my daughter back."
Regina couldn't help herself but laugh at the other brunette's comment, "So that is what this is about." She stepped closer, closing the gap between them until they were face-to-face. "Yes, I may have cast the curse, Snow, but I was not the reason you put her in a fucking tree and sent her away. You two Royal idiots did it because you needed a Savior, you wanted to save yourselves and just because some damn prophecy said that she would come back and break the curse; you sent her away. You are the reason that she grew up without parents when you could have saved her from all of that pain."
"How-how did you..."
Regina cut her off. "There was one minor detail you forgot about the curse, it was to bring me the happy ending that you ripped away from me. Did I know that it was going to be your daughter? No. But, never the less; Emma Swan is the mother of my children, she is important to me and I am going to marry her regardless of what you think because your daughter is my happy ending."
That was the last thing that was said before Regina left in a puff of purple smoke, leaving Snow in her kitchen completely and utterly speechless.
Regina sighed as she opened her eyes to find herself standing in the front entrance of the mansion, silently she removed her coat and put her things away before making her way upstairs, Regina wanted nothing in that moment but to crawl into her bed and wrap her arms around the blonde. But, she promised her son that she would answer his questions; "Henry?" She knocked on the door before opening it to find him sitting on his bed reading the book that Snow gave him.
"Hey! You're back." He smiled at her as she proceeded to sit down on the bed. "How did it go?"
"As well as could be expected," Regina paused. "Now, I believe that I made you a promise to answer your questions."
"Yeah," Henry shut the book and placed it on the floor, "Do you like Emma?"
"Like isn't the most appropriate word to describe our relationship." Regina smiled at her son's innocence. "I love Emma, with all of my heart. I know that we didn't ask your permission, or ask if you were comfortable with our relationship, but it came unexpectantly."
"Don't worry, mom, it's cool." Henry smiled at her. "I mean, you both are much happier together."
Regina's heart fluttered with joy when he said that, she wanted nothing more than to have the little family that they had created together; but, she also knew if Henry wouldn't have agreed with what they were doing. She would've done anything to keep him. With a smile, she placed a kiss on his forehead before getting up, Regina was halfway out the door when Henry stopped her; "Oh, mom?"
"Yes, Henry?" She paused, not daring to turn around.
"I know you asked Emma to marry you, I saw her ring."
Oh shit...Regina's breath hitched at his words, she turned around to face him, "Henry-I..."
"I told you, you and Emma belong together; it's your destiny."
It's our destiny. Regina smiled as she gently shut the door behind herself and made her way towards the bedroom to find Emma sprawled out across the bed, Regina not bothering to change her clothes, crawled onto the bed and sighed contently as she wrapped her arms around the sleeping blonde. She put her hands on top of Emma's which were placed protectively over her stomach; "I love you." Regina whispered into her ear before allowing sleep to come.
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