Hey guys. Long time no see I know I suck ass. But a lot of stuff has been going and I have also been really unmotivated. Luckily though I have been feeling really good lately so hopefully things will change. This is one of my longest chapter's though but it feels more like a filler chapter then anything else sadly. If everything goes to plan though I should get another one up soon. Plus I finally have a better idea on where I want this story to go. So here's you chapter peps. I don't own any of the characters cept for Lily. Leave reviews please! :) Oh and all mistakes are mine I don't have a beta sorrryyyyy.
Emma woke up to Henry shaking her.
"Maaaaaaaaaaaaa, wake up please! I'm hungry! Plus, there's some weird women at the door." She heard her nine year old yell. Emma let out a loud groan, shaking herself awake she scrunched her eyebrows together in confusion. None of them planned on meeting this morning, so who was at the door?
"Yeah Hen, here I come okay kid. Also didn't we have a talk about you opening the door to strangers right?" She answered back. Pulling on the sweatpants that were laying on the floor next to her bed. She smirked hearing his groan and let out a chuckle at his mumbled apology. Then turning her attention to the door she pulled it open, before she could even get a good look she was tackled with a hug.
Looking down she saw Belle stuck to her chest.
"I heard you were back, it was all Ruby could talk to me about last night but I had to come see for real. Emma it so nice to see you!" The redhead rambled out. Emma gave her a grin before hugging her back. Letting go of each other, Emma moved aside to let Belle into the room
"It's nice to see you again too! Ruby told you last night huh?" Emma asked giving Belle a smirk. Belle blushed and pushed her hair out of her face. She gave Emma a shy smile before explaining.
"Well, we've been hanging out a lot. Rumple has let me down over and over again and after getting back I realized that he is never going to change. So I left him and while I was staying here at the Inn tell I could find a place we got very close." Emma smiled and gave Bella a knowing grin. She'd gotten a similar reaction from Ruby when they talked for a few minutes yesterday dropping Henry off.
I'm just teasing Belle, if you give me a few moments we could all grab breakfast maybe?" She questioned raising an eyebrow at the auburn haired women. Belle nodded back before replying, "Sounds good Em, I'll meet you and Henry down there."Emma closed the door and leaned on it, thinking about what they had planned for the day.
"Ma, who was that?" Emma almost jumped out of her skin, she had forgotten Henry was in the room. She chuckled at herself before replying to him, " That was an old friend of mine. Henry I need you to finish getting dressed, I think we need to talk. This isn't just a regular old job for me." Henry looked at her weird for a second. He looked like he wanted to say something but it seemed like he had changed his mind and went to finish getting ready for the day.
Sighing Emma tried to think how she was going to explain to her nine year old son that the women he thought was dead and that he has a baby sister. Emma huffed and leaned of the door running a hand through her head as she walked to get her things to take a shower.
"Only in my life.. Only mine." She grumbled to herself.
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After breakfast with Belle who had to run off to open the library, Emma finally got some time to process everything that's gone on. Going back to the bed and breakfast with Henry she layed on the bed while he watched T.V. One thing Emma didn't think about until recently was how crazy it was to have two sets of memories in head. One part of her is amazed. The part that still remembers Regina as her wife. The part in her that know that Regina, her wife is alive. Which makes her so ecstatic that she can barely keep it together. She can still remember having to watch he wife die because some psycho asshole decided that he was going to try to mug a women. Only to freak out and shoot her instead.
Now that Emma thought about it though she realized that it hadn't made much sense in the first place. According to her memories Regina's family took care of everything, the hospital bill, the funeral, all the death procedures. Basically Emma had no proof that Regina Swan-Mills ever died. Hell, she didn't even have a marriage license. Something that never really occurred to her. All of this made sense now considering Regina Mills is barely only a small town mayor to the real world. In Emma's memories she had been an artist. A really well-off one at that. But now, Emma knows that is had all been a lie.
A lie that she wished was true. Not that Emma would ever admit it aloud but before the most recent year her memories showed the best life she could imagine. She couldn't think of anything better than dancing in the rain with Regina, taking a toddler Henry to the park together, raising Henry together. If she won't say it aloud Emma can definitely admit it to herself that the thought of raising Henry with Regina sounded like a dream come true.
It was a dream come true.
Then there are the real memories. Where she's the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. She gave up Henry and Regina has some mixed feelings about Emma. Meaning she probably would've killed Emma by now if it weren't for the fact that they share a child. A child who still thinks that his mother is dead. Oh how is she going to explain to Henry that his other mother is quiet in fact alive. And even more so, that he might see her at the diner when they go in for lunch? The only thing worse than the confusing memories was that she was the one who remembered. Emma's pretty sure it would be easier to tell Henry that Regina had a secret twin who happened to live in town. Sighing Emma looked over at said child. He's grown up so fast in the last year.
No eight year old boy should have to go through what he has. Fake memories or real memories. No child should experience his mother dying or facing Pan in Neverland. She really needed to talk to Regina about how she was going to do this. Maybe they'd be able get Henry's memories back before she even has to explain anything to him.
Sitting up she grabbed her phone and texted the brunette.
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Regina flung open the door to 108 Mifflin street quiet unlike Emma had ever seen her before. She was holding baby Lily close looking more frazzled than Emma had ever seen. Her hair was in at least three directions her, the gray v-neck she had on was hanging off one shoulder, and her face donned no make-up. Regina looked so laid back it shocked Emma a bit. Personally, Emma could feel herself swoon at the sight.
"Emma," she breathed, " I'm sorry for the mess Lily has just had me so busy this morning. She's feeling a bit under the weather and we've been fussy all morning." She rambled at, directing the last part towards the baby in her arms. Smiling Emma told her it's okay before being let into the house.
Following Regina into the living room Emma took a look at the once pristine house. Toys were littered on the floor, on the corner there was a swinging baby cradle. She could see an open package of unused diapers on the table. All on all the house looked like a the home of mother. It felt more like a home then Emma had ever seen. Regina just seemed to be full of surprises today.
Taking a seat across from the mother she couldn't help but smile. She was currently trying to get the fussy baby calm down again.
"Shh my little Lily light, I know you don't feel very good baby girl. I know, shh." She pulled Lily, whose little face was turning a bright shade of red to her chest. Pulling her shirt to the side Regina let the her daughter's face rest on her now bare chest. The skin to skin contact seemed to calm Lily down greatly as she slowly stopped crying. Her sobs turned into whimpers in a matter of minutes. Seeing that Regina seemed hesitant to put Lily down on the couch but needed to put her down somewhere Emma took this as a chance.
"I'll take her! Um, I mean I can hold her for a second if you want?" Regina looked at her and smiled in thanks before handing Lily over to the blonde. Emma watched as she walked into the foyer before hearing her walk up the stairs.
Looking down at the baby in her arms Emma was hit with a feeling of familiarity again. She couldn't help but feel like something looks the same as she looks at the baby. Something more than just seeing Regina in her face. Something in the chin maybe. Emma couldn't help the giant grin that spit her face when Lily let out a small yawn and gripped her shirt, She was focused on Lily she didn't even hear Regina come back down the stairs.
She didn't know Regina was watching her interaction with Lily from the doorway. She hadn't expected to leave Lily with Emma but she had needed to use the restroom for at least and hour and Lily was making that didn't know that Regina was contemplating telling Emma right then and there who Lily's other parent she had a chance to think about it more though, she was interrupted a cry. Lily seemed to have remember that she was not having a good day as she started to cry again. Regina was about to take a step into the room and take the screaming baby. But seeing the blonde start to move she stopped.
Emma moved Lily closer to her chest and stood up. She started swaying side to side with Lily.
"Shh little light, why you so sad? Huh, your mommy's running around here trying to keep everyone happy. See, while she's trying to make sure everyone else gets their happy ending she's forgetting a very important one. Her own. I think it's because she feels as though because she cast the curse it's her job to fix everything now. To fix what she once tried to destroy. But Lily I think your mommy forgot that she can't handle it all. Between helping Henry, running the town, taking care of you, and helping with all of the stupid bad guys your mommy is going to run herself down."
Emma let out a sigh but was pleased to see that sometime during her talking Lily had stopped crying and was now looking up at Emma with a curious face. Smiling she continued,
"I wish I could explain to your mom that I'm here every step of the way. I wish I could tell her how much she means to me and how all I want to do is see her have her happy ending. With you and Henry. Maybe I could be there to hopefully. But anyways what I'm trying to say here kid, could we give mommy a small ? I promise in return I will do anything you ever ask. It's not like I wouldn't before though, have you seen your face? Regina in general is impossible to say no to but a baby Regina now that's downright preposterous!" Lily smiled at Emma's excitement on the word, in return the blonde smiled down at her and continued with her rocking.
Seeing that the Savior was done talking Regina whipped her the corner of her eye that watered up upon hearing the savior's speech. It had been a long time since she had anybody care for her. Even longer to have someone she in returned cared for. She just hoped the blonde wouldn't hate her for keeping a big secret from her. Clearing her throat she took a step into the living room.
Emma looked up in surprise. She shuffled nervously a bit, how much had Regina heard before she walked in? Shaking her head she smiled at Regina who looked less frazzled than she had minutes before. Regina motioned Emma to the stairs and the blonde followed her without a word. Emma followed Regina to the door to the room she knew to be Henry's. When Regina opened the door Emma was in awe.
It was a nursery fit for any child of Regina. The walls were a royal purple to the side of the room on the corner there was a hand carved rocking chair with an apple tree on the back. Next to that there was a changing station, the shelves filled with diapers and clothing. But what shocked Emma the most was hanging above the crib. The crib was the only non-purple color schemed thing in the room. The blankets were a bright yellow. Something Emma would think about more later.
The mobile that hung above the crib was amazing. Figures, something Regina had to have done with magic circled around it. Each one was something familiar. There was Henry's storybook , Regina's apple tree, Snow's famous bird, Charming's sword, Emma's bug. Emma was so confused on why her side of the family was included too. Looking over at Regina the brunette simply took Lily from Emma's arms and set her down in the crib sofly. She kissed Lily on the head and brushed some of her hair from her face.
Grabbing Emma's wrist she pulled them both out of the room. Emma continued to look at Regina with confusion as she led them both to the kitchen. Picking up what Emma thought to be a baby monitor she turned a knob before turning to Emma.
"I will answer any questions you have." The brunette stated. Taking a breathe Emma couldn't help but be in awe in how far they've come.
"Why are Snow, Charming and Me represented on Lily's Mobile?" It wasn't the question she really wanted to ask but it would have to do for now.
"Whether I like it or not your family is connected to mine, and Lily already sees Snow and Charming as her grandparents. So I made sure she had a little piece if you and Henry too."
Nodding Emma couldn't help but feel touched at the thought that Regina is starting to consider them Family.
"Who.. who is Lily's um other-" She got caught off by the shrill of her cell phone. The blonde sighed before pulling it out and answering it.
"Hello?"
"Emma I need you and Regina to get to the hospital now! Something's happened!" Snow's voice shouted from the phone. Looking up at Regina to see if she heard the brunette nodded before taking a step closer.
"We'll be on our way I need to drop Lily off with Granny." Regina told her mother. After Snow agreed Emma hung up the phone. Looking at Regina she couldn't help but smirk a little.
"We'll finish this later? We never actually got to talking about helping Henry." Letting out a chuckle Regina agreed.
"Maybe after we save the down again yes?"