A/N- I know this is so super overdue! I'm sorry for the long wait, I was having a hard time getting through this chapter, and I'm still not in love with it, but oh well. There's going to be a time jump in the next chapter.
SMUT warning for this chapter! But the chapter is plot driven still, so hopefully smut doesn't bother you. It's toward the end though, if it does just skip that part.
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The dining room seating was actually easy enough to do without anyone being too uncomfortable. David and Regina took the heads of the table since eye contact between them wouldn't be as potentially catastrophic as between Regina and Snow. Emma sat to Regina's right, with Henry on the brunette's left. Neal sat between Henry and David with Snow between Emma and David. The first half of dinner went really well even if slightly awkward. Regina mostly listened as everyone conversed, which didn't go unnoticed to Emma, who would try to bring up topics that Regina would be interested in talking about, while trying to rope the older woman into talking.
Dessert was excruciating for Emma. First, she and Regina went to the kitchen to get the apple pie the brunette had made and the blueberry pie that Snow had brought. When Regina set down the apple pie, Snow had whitened considerably paler than her usual skin color and David shifted in his seat uncomfortably.
"Who wants dessert?" Regina asked, cutting into the still warm dessert. She cut a piece for herself, Henry, Emma and Neal. After carefully watching everyone take a bite of theirs, David asked for a piece to go with the piece of blueberry pie on his plate. After Regina had returned to her seat from giving David his piece of apple pie and adding the requested blueberry piece to Neal's plate, she kicked off her shoes and ran the top of her foot slowly up Emma's pant leg on the outside of her calf. The touch made Emma jump in surprise and cough, causing the water she had just sipped to dribble down her chin, which only fueled Regina more.
"Mm, dear, let me get that for you," Regina said in a sickly sweet voice that was not at all hers. She leaned over toward Emma with a napkin and wiped the blonde's chin, stroking a pale but flushed cheek before pulling away her hand. Snow and Neal, in their surprise, were staring at the pair like they were suddenly naked and dancing. Regina went back to running her foot up Emma's leg and persisted even when Emma threw glare after warning glare at her. When the brunette gained more courage, she moved her foot up to run on the side of a toned thigh, regretting her decision when a pale hand caught her foot and tickled it. The sensation sent Regina into instinct, kicking against Emma, whose chair was flung back as she toppled to the floor, her head hitting the wall and knocking her out. To everyone else at the table, it simply looked like she had had another impossibly silly, clumsy moment, but Regina knew what happened and jumped from the table in horror and guilt.
"Someone call an ambulance!" she shouted, glaring at the other three adults who were just sitting there staring. She checked Emma over and saw that her head was bleeding, there wasn't too much blood even though the laceration that was made at the base of her skull from the back of the chair appeared to be pretty deep.
"Mom, Emma falls all the time, she probably doesn't need to go to the hospital, you're just being overprotective."
"Henry, not now. Why hasn't somebody called an ambulance yet?" Regina shouted, but a raspy voice took her attention away from the group.
"R'gina...my back hurts."
"Shh, I know, dear. You'll be ok. We're going to get you to the hospital."
"My back hit the chair really hard, babe." Emma's voice was low and broken. "Gotta make sure it didn't hurt the baby, 'Gina."
"Baby?" Snow asked.
"Oh gods," David supplied, finally dialing 9-1-1.
When they got to the hospital, Regina having ridden over with Emma and Henry going with his grandparents and Neal, Emma was taken immediately into a trauma room. They had to do a CT scan to make sure she didn't have a bleed in her brain, thankfully the scans came out clear. But the whole family was in the waiting room with Regina when Dr. Whale came to deliver their news.
"How is she?" Regina asked, panicked.
"Regina, she's going to be fine," Dr. Whale assured. "She has a mild concussion, so we're going to keep her overnight since she'll need to be woken every two hours and closely monitored. We had to staple the laceration on the back of her head, just two staples, it wasn't too bad."
"And, the baby?"
"Baby is great, heart rate is normal and there's nothing to give us any thought that the baby was harmed."
"She was complaining about her back hurting."
"Well, from what you told me of what happened, I think it's likely she just got the wind knocked out of her which can sometimes cause discomfort. And it looks like she's got a little bruising on her back in a pattern that indicates it was from a chair. Don't worry, Regina. She and the baby are both going to be fine." Regina nodded and thanked him. "Of course. You know, I can't allow everyone, but if you would like to stay with her tonight, you're welcome to." His offer was accepted and he left the waiting room.
"What was Whale talking about…a baby?"
Regina shifted uncomfortably. "Emma's pregnant. We didn't want to share the news for a little while longer, but she's just about three months."
"Wait…so it happened in Neverland?" Snow asked. Regina nodded.
"You guys have been…together that long?" David asked. Another nod.
"Eww, you guys had sex on the island?" Henry asked, though it seemed a rhetorical question.
"Why am I the only person confused about how two women made a baby?" Neal asked.
Snow looked confused, but spoke to answer him, "Well…it…it's True Love's magic. It's—"
"The most powerful magic of all," David finished.
"Wow, that's uh…congratulations," Neal offered. Regina gave a small smile before asking Snow and David to take Henry home for the night so she could stay in the hospital with Emma. After saying their goodbyes, Regina went into Emma's room and sat beside her bed. It was nearing time for her to be woken up, according to the schedule on the wall, so she waited. It seemed as though there would never be a consistent series of easy days in their life.
When the nurse came in to wake Emma, Regina stood and took the blonde's hand that was free from IVs. The nurse went about her work, only taking five minutes or so to do what was needed before taking her leave. Regina stroked a pale cheek, tucking stray blonde hairs behind an ear.
"Sweetheart, how are you feeling?" Regina asked softly.
"I've been better. How's the baby?"
"Good. The baby is perfect. I have some bad news about that, though."
"What?" Emma cleared her throat to strengthen her voice. "What's that?"
"Neal, Snow and David know, now. You kind of mentioned the baby when you were laying on the floor, and then they were there when I asked Dr. Whale how the baby was. I wasn't even thinking, I was just so worried, I'm sorry, dear. I really am."
"It's no big deal. They were all going to find out about it eventually. Now we can go baby shopping in town without hiding it." Regina chuckled at Emma's words and gave the blonde a brilliant smile. "What did I say that was so funny?" Emma asked, perturbed.
"I just have never heard you be interested in shopping, other than the mention of buying new clothes since yours don't fit."
"Shut up, woman. It's the hormones."
"You can't blame everything on hormones."
"Oh, I can. And…you have no excuse for trying to turn me on at dinner…that was mean. You were making it very bad for me."
"Was I?" Regina asked huskily. She raised an eyebrow and ran her lips gently across Emma's cheekbone.
"Mmm, don't do that!" Emma swatted Regina's arm in an attempt to get her girlfriend to stop turning her on. The blonde pursed her lips and widened her eyes in her best pouting face, making Regina roll her eyes and attempt to hide a smirk, but instead resulting in the brunette asking Emma what she wanted. "Can't you just heal me so we can go home?"
"I can heal your back bruises, but I can't heal your head."
"Damn."
"You have a headache right now?"
"Yes. I need it to go away…you know what makes headaches go away?"
"What's that, dear?"
"Orgasms."
"Mmm…but that's a regular headache. A headache during a concussion will probably make you pass out or something, not taking the chance my love."
"Regiiiinaaa," Emma whined.
"Stop acting like a child. When you're all better, I promise we will spend an entire day not getting out of bed, sound like a deal?"
"Fine," Emma sighed.
"You are incorrigible."
"Yeah yeah, now climb in bed with me and give me cuddles." Regina took her heels off and slipped her body behind Emma's after the blonde turned onto her side. Regina pressed her hand to the darkening skin on Emma's back that was revealed by the opening of the hospital gown. A light mist of purple spread over the pale discolored skin and cleared it of all the damage."
"Ohhh, thank you so much for that," Emma moaned, relaxing her body against the brunette's. Regina hummed a song into blonde hair until the other woman fell asleep, and soon let herself join her in the slumber.
It was a long and exhausting night being woken up every couple of hours, but eventually, Emma was taken for another CT on her head and they determined that her brain looked fine and after confirming that her memory was fine, headache was gone and no dizziness or nausea, Dr. Whale discharged her with explicit instructions on symptoms to watch out for. Emma blushed when the doctor asked if she had any other questions, and he looked quizzically at Regina.
"She wants to know if it's safe to have sex when one has a head injury."
"I see, well, yes. However, if you are feeling dizzy, light headed, or nauseous, I do not recommend it. And if your headache comes back, or you start feeling more tired than usual, please come back. The important thing is that you don't over-exert yourself, so if you take part in any physical activities, limit yourself and be sensible."
Regina nodded and the two women headed home. She told David to meet them at the house in a couple of hours and asked if he could bring lunch from Granny's. Regina helped Emma take a shower and had to stop Emma from getting on her knees in the shower to please Regina. When the women were done, Regina gently towel dried Emma's long hair and wrapped her girlfriend in a fluffy towel, directing her to bed. After drying herself and pulling on red silk panties, she walked over to Emma, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, and placed a gentle kiss on her lips.
"How's the head feeling?" she asked, gently using her hand to tilt the blonde's head to the side so she could look at the incision. They had only had to shave a very small patch of hair that would only be noticeable if it was in a ponytail.
"Mmm, feels fine. No symptoms, thankfully. Just itchy and a little sore on the incision." She sat patiently while Regina retrieved the first aid kit, sat down next to Emma on the bed and replaced the bandages she had removed before their shower.
"Does it hurt to lay on your back?"
"Hurts my head a little, It's easier to lay on my side."
"Mmm… well then…" Regina started, closing the first aid kit and setting it aside. She opened Emma's robe and moved to kneel on the floor between Emma's legs. She kissed along the pale neck, sucking on the throbbing pulse point, and then moved to kiss down the column of her throat. She peppered kisses along the blonde's chest, stopping at one breast and drawing the nipple into her mouth. Plump lips sucked it lightly, and then white teeth nipped at it, causing a moan to release between pink lips. Drawing her mouth away and moving over to the other breast, she looked up at Emma. "I know you want this, and I want to give it to you, but if you start having any symptoms, I need you to tell me, ok?" Emma nodded, tangling her fingers into Regina's hair, trying to move the brunette's mouth to her breast. "Promise?"
"I promise." And with those words, Regina dipped her head and took the neglected nipple between her lips, flicking it with her tongue while pinching the other one between her finger and thumb. She replaced her mouth, after a long moment, with her other hand and placed feather-light kisses down the taut torso until she reached a perfectly kempt pelvic bone. She gripped her hands around the backs of Emma's knees and pulled the blonde forward so she was on the very edge of the bed, requiring her to lean back on one hand while she moved the other to push away Regina's towel and knead one breast. Her hand was swatted away as the brunette lowered her mouth to Emma's clit and lapped at it slowly and tauntingly. She gently pushed one finger into the wet opening below her mouth and pumped her hand generously, moving her tongue faster to match the pace her finger was setting.
"More, oh please, more," Emma moaned, encouraging Regina to add her middle finger and pump harder. She wrapped her lips around the clit and sucked it harder against her tongue, causing Emma to lean back farther on both hands and buck her hips against Regina's face, her body shuddering and tensing, letting Regina know she was close. The brunette curved the fingers inside the blonde inward, earning another loud moan from Emma, then she bit gently down on the bundle of nerves in her mouth until Emma let out a scream that took the form of her girlfriend's name and rocked slowly against the pink tongue to ride out the rest of her orgasm.
"You are the best girlfriend ever, did I ever tell you that?"
"On occasion, yes." The women pulled each other into a passionate kiss and Emma moved her hand between Regina's thighs, swiping her fingers along the wet core until Regina pushed her thighs together and shook her head.
"Please?"
"No, you need to rest. We can worry about me another day. Put on some pajamas and sleep."
"I'm really, really not tired, babe."
"Ok, then get dressed and come downstairs with me. David will be here with Henry soon, anyway."
"Ugh.. fine. Do you think, now that we've spent so much time at the hospital lately, maybe we'll have some time that's uneventful?"
"I doubt it. We are, after all, the evil queen and the savior, and the child with the heart of the truest believer. I'm not sure we'll ever have peace."
"Mmm. I love you."
"I love you too, dear. What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing, really. Just how happy I am."
"Did you take too many pain pills again?" Regina quipped.
"Shut it, you. Seriously…you and Henry make me happy." Emma thought a moment, pulling at the extra tightness of her clothes. "When are we going to go clothes shopping?"
"Well, now you're off work for a few days, perhaps I'll take Monday off and we can go."
Emma ended up passing out on the couch, while Regina kept an eye on her. The brunette contemplated her happiness. She felt infinitely guilty for causing Emma's accident the day before, even though she knew that Emma would never hold it against her. Still, she worried that they jumped in too deep, too quickly. She couldn't help but worry herself over the possibility of Emma changing her mind if she realized how much conflict there would always be in their lives. She tried to shake the thoughts out of her head as she pulled out her phone and took a picture of the blonde, who was smiling in her sleep. She wanted to document everything about this pregnancy, everything about their family. She finally truly had a family that wanted her.