Swan Queen Week Day 7- Accidental Marriage
"Help me Grampa, please. Both of my moms are unhappy. Mom is still upset about Robin and Marian, and Ma feels so guilty about it. What do I do?" Henry was pleading to Rumplestiltskin.
"You've got to show Regina that Robin wasn't her only chance for a happy ending. That prophecy was made a very long time ago. Becoming the Evil Queen and then Mayor Mills changed Regina, her fate may have changed." Rumple replied.
"But how do I show her?"
"I think you already know who your mother's new happy ending is."
Henry looked at his grandfather with an arched eyebrow, looking so much like his adoptive mom that Rumple chuckled.
"You mean my theory that Mom and Ma belong together? Or as I like to call it, Operation Swan Queen. Mom's definitely not gonna go for that right now. She's still really hurt."
" Well you know me Henry, I'm used to tricking people into doing what I want, so I may not be the best person to help you with this."
"Hey! That's a great idea! Do you have anything in mind?" the boy was practically jumping up and down.
"Well, there is a spell that marries two people if they perform it together. Most people don't know that the spell binds them for life. The problem you have is getting them to perform the spell when they won't even look at each other."
"Well what does the spell involve? They'd do it if it involves me."
"Absolutely not Henry. It's too risky. The spell involves saving someone's life together. I won't risk yours. "
" That's perfect! It has to be me. They wouldn't agree on anyone else."
" Well you may be right about that, but I won't risk you Henry. I've already lost Bae. You're the only thing left of him."
" Grampa, is it really risking me when you know they'll do it?"
"I suppose not. You really want this that much? You're not afraid?"
" No way! I have faith in them," Henry replied with a smirk.
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"Henry did WHAT?!" Regina screamed into the phone.
"He told me this was the only way to get us in the same room, and then… he just… drank it." Emma sobbed. "I already got the spell to save him from Gold, but you have to get here now."
In a poof of purple smoke, the former queen was beside her. "Let's get to work. We will have a family chat after."
The two performed the spell, both crying at the thought of losing their son. When they finished the blonde looked over to the brunette sadly.
"Gold said it might be a minute after the spell is complete for Henry to wake."
" Alright." She wouldn't look Emma in the face. She couldn't. It hurt too much. After a few moments that seemed like a lifetime Henry still hadn't opened his eyes.
"Maybe we should kiss him? True Love's kiss might speed this along." The sheriff offered up.
"Yes, it might."
" On three?"
Regina nodded.
" One… two… three."
They leaned down, one on each side, and kissed their son on his cheeks.
Henry's eyes fluttered open. He looked back and forth at his mothers and wrapped them both in a hug. Their family hug. "I knew you guys wouldn't let me down. Where's Grampa?"
Rumple appeared at the foot of his bed. "You did it."
The boy beamed. "It worked? They're-?"
"They are." He replied.
"We're what?" Emma interjected.
" Yes. What's going on?" The mayor asked.
Henry's smile got even bigger. "Moms… Don't be mad… You're married."
"WHAT?" Regina yelled.
Emma laughed a fake laugh. "Very funny kid. You're in big trouble."
"He's telling you the truth dearie. The spell I gave you bonded you for life, and you sealed it by kissing Henry at the same time. I just knew with you being the product of true love, your instincts would tell you how to finish it." Rumple laughed.
"Well how do we undo it?" Emma asked.
" You can't. No matter what you do now, no matter who you try to run and date, you two will always come back to each other."
Emma turned to Regina, who was being uncharacteristically quiet through this. "Is this for real Regina? If it is, I'm sorry. I know you want nothing to do with me." She looked utterly defeated.
" How would you presume to know what I want Miss Swan?"
"Well you haven't so much as looked at me in three months," the blonde stated.
Rumple took this as his cue to leave and disappeared as quickly as he'd appeared.
"I was upset. I thought you ruined my life," Regina finally looked at Emma and wished she hadn't. The savior looked defeated, her face a mixture of guilt and pure sadness. The mayor felt a sensation very similar to that of her heart being ripped out.
"Look, Regina, I'm sorry. I had no idea who she was - Wait. Did you say thought? Well what do you think now?"
" At first, I was very angry about Robin. I thought you had taken away my happy ending. It wasn't until I realized that I was waiting for you to seek me out, that I figured out why I was really upset. I was hurt because you didn't come to find me. You didn't come beg for my forgiveness. I have been avoiding you because I've realized that you don't care about me as I'd thought and it hurt. It just hurt so much to even think about you."
The speech hit Emma like a ton of bricks. She ran to the brunette and wrapped her in a tight embrace, both crying.
"I'm so sorry Regina," she sobbed while stroking silky hair. "I thought you needed space. I wanted to bang your door down after the first week. I just- I just thought you needed time. I'm so stupid. I'll never stay away from you again. I'll annoy the hell out of you endlessly if you let me."
The two began to laugh, but still did not release the embrace that Emma had been dying for the last three months.
"I'm sorry Emma. I should have talked to you sooner."
" You called me Emma," the blonde smirked.
"Well I might as well get used to it, if you're my wife." Regina then pulled Emma into a wonderful, sweet, loving kiss.
" Yipee!" Henry yelled.
His moms broke apart at the sudden interruption, having forgotten that their son was still there. They rounded on him and said in unison, "You're in big trouble mister."