A/N: There's a joke from a famous sitcom I love in here! Let me know if you find it!
Chapter 24
Regina was wobbling through the supermarket behind Emma and Snow, her stomach reaching far in front of her and her eyes catching on the donut selection.
"Baby, just get the box. You're drooling." Emma teased, pausing in her steps to allow Regina to catch up. Snow kept moving forward to grab a block of Muenster cheese. The brunette was due to pop any day and Christmas was coming up in a few days. Luckily, there was no snow on the ground but the weather was frigid. The lovers didn't want to girls to arrive on the holiday for obvious reason, even though the babies would be the greatest gift. So, the women were attempting to speed up the process by having sex often, taking walks, and, weirdly enough, stimulating the brunette's nipples. Regina refused the Castor oil vehemently though.
Regina picked a box up from the shelf and popped open the box before taking a large bite from the chocolate donut, "God, so good."
"I can't believe I'm jealous of a donut." Emma murmured and Regina frowned. Since her six-month mark, the brunette began insecure about her body. Emma made sure to tell the woman that she was gorgeous every morning and worshipping her body every night.
"I don't know why you'd be jealous. I'm a whale." Regina grumbled. Snow stopped the cart in front of the older brunette and pouted playfully.
"Is somebody mopey?" She questioned as she walked around the couple.
"Did she just call me Moby?" Regina narrowed her eyes at the back of Snow's head. Emma let out a burst of laughter. Snow grabbed a package of bacon and walked back to the couple, reaching around to throw the item in the cart.
"Mom, are you and dad going to the town-wide New Year's party? I hear they're going to block off Main Street and set up rides and stuff." Emma asked as she swiped a donut from Regina's box, narrowly missing a slap from her fiancé.
Yes, they were engaged. The proposal was not romantic but it was humorous. They had each thought about proposing and went to the same store, on the same day, at the same time. They ran into each other, staring wide-eyed before bursting out in laughter. They came to the obvious conclusion that they wanted to marry each other so shopped separately for rings. They went to dinner and revealed the rings they selected for one another and made heartfelt speeches. It was nice and it was so… them with the humor and fluff. They were disgusting. It was great.
"Depends. Are you girls going with Henry?" Snow questioned as she opened a bag of grapes in the cart and popped a few into her mouth. An employee glared at her and Snow shrugged, "I'm going to pay for it."
Regina snorted before replying, "Yes, we thought it would be— ah!"
"Gina! Are you okay?" Emma latched onto her arm, allowing the brunette to painfully squeeze. Emma heard splattering on the linoleum floor and looked down to see a clear liquid under Regina.
"I think my water just broke." Regina stated through gritted teeth. Snow ran to their side and pulled out her cellphone, dialing the hospital.
"Hello, you've reached Storybrooke Emergency. How may we help you?" A nurse greeted.
"Regina Mills is going into labor and we walked to the supermarket! We need an ambulance!" Snow yelled into the device, her hand rubbing circles on the older brunette's back.
"Uh! We don't have an ambulance!" The nurse panicked. Snow quirked a brow and looked at the phone incredulously.
"Excuse me?" Snow growled as Regina let out a shrill scream. The entire supermarket ran to the dairy aisle and circled the women.
"Maybe you should yell at the queen! She didn't give us a ambulance in the curse!"
"Lady, you better send some nurses with a gurney stat. If you don't, and my grandbabies are born in the supermarket next to the exotic cheeses and yeasty yogurts, I'll personally make your life a living hell." Snow growled and the nurse quickly complied, yelling out orders in the hospital. Snow shut the phone and leaned down to whisper words of comfort into Regina's ear.
"Ah! These kids are killing me already!" Emma yelped as Regina squeezed her hand so hard that the blonde was sure it was broken.
"You?" Regina shrieked as she grabbed Emma's jacket lapels and pulled her close, "They're ripping apart my vagina!"
Regina grabbed a box of Ho Ho's and viciously tore open a package with her teeth before shoving one in her mouth. Emma grabbed the other package and nervously chewed on the chocolate treat. Snow burst out laughing and the two expecting mothers glared at her.
"You have to admit that these things only happen to us." Snow chuckled, gripping her sides. Soon, Regina and Emma joined in, realizing how ridiculous this situation was. Suddenly, Regina bent and let out another scream.
"How far apart are the contractions?" Snow asked, wiping at her eyes.
"Uh, I don't know, about ten minutes apart." Regina stuttered. Finally, like a choir of angels, four male nurses dressed in scrubs entered the supermarket with a gurney. Emma wrapped her arm under Regina's armpits and moved her toward the nurses. The men helped the brunette onto the gurney but before they could take off the brake, Snow jumped onto the bottom and sat between Regina's legs, caressing her tummy.
"Snow!" Regina shrieked and Emma covered her eyes with her healthy hand.
"I'm tired and I'm not walking all the way to the hospital! Let's get a move on!" Snow bellowed, scaring the nurses in submission. Emma rolled her eyes and followed the gurney onto the street and across town.
"One more push and you'll have baby girl numero uno!" Whale yelled and Regina complied, pushing and screaming. Emma, for a reason she wouldn't be able to come up with later, screamed along with Regina. Honestly, the blonde was scared as shitless. Watching her love in such pain made her grimace and cringe. Suddenly, the two women heard a cry that didn't come from the mothers. Whale stood slowly, holding a disgustingly filthy, covered in bodily fluid, beautiful baby girl.
"Oh, my little angel!" Emma cried, her eyes glistening. Regina was openly sobbing as her daughter was placed in her arms momentarily. Emma leaned over and looked at everything, her small, closed eyes and patch of brown hair. A nurse took her away to clean her up.
"Okay, Madame Mayor, push again to introduce the next little booger." Whale bellowed from between Regina's legs. Regina bowed forward and let out another cry. The doctor lifted once more and placed the baby girl in Emma's arms. This girl had the same eye shape but had a patch of blonde hair.
"Gina, our baby… she's so beautiful." Emma cried, tears streaming down her face.
"They both are." Regina replied, tears constricting her voice.
"Yeah." Emma sighed, smiling like an idiot.
Snow and Charming ran into the room a few hours later to see Regina holding a dark haired baby and Emma holding a blonde baby. Snow covered her mouth, feeling extremely emotional. Charming was smiling, unabashed tears in his eyes. Henry ran to Regina's side and leaned up on his tiptoes to get a better view. Ruby stood in the corner, a wide smile lighting up her face.
"So, who are we talking about here?" Charming asked as he and his wife stepped forward.
"This," Emma lifted her arms and stroked the baby's blonde patch of hair as she peeked at Ruby meaningfully, "is Scarlett. We named her in honor of a great friend and, hopefully if she accepts, her godmother."
"Me?" Ruby whispered emotionally and Regina nodded, "Oh, I'd be honored! I am honored! Whose the godfather?"
"Robin. And this," Regina smiled at Snow, "is Eva. Named after a good mother and kind soul that was taken too soon."
"Oh," Snow walked forward, crying silently, "I… Regina… I can't thank you enough for the gesture."
"Thank me by being her godmother," Regina asked and Snow breathed shakily before the older brunette continued, "And Charming, we'd like you to be her godfather."
Snow looked at her husband and received a nod before turning to her former stepmother, "We'd be honored."
"So, Eva and Scarlett, huh?" Henry looked at them animatedly, "My two sisters!"
Everyone rushed in to get a closer look at the new family members, obsessing and cooing.
Their life had been rocky but, Emma realized, those hard times lead them there, holding their babies and surrounded by loved ones.
Life was fucking fantastic.
A/N: So that's it! I'll probably do an epilogue though.