CHAPTER 16

Emma ate breakfast slowly the next morning. She'd been tiptoeing around Regina all morning knowing that the second Henry was out of the way their discussion would continue.

Regina was doing her best to keep up appearances for their son. He did not need to know that his Mother's relationship was on the rocks. Not when it had taken the three of them a long time to get onto the same page.

Regina had hated those tense times back when she and Emma had just begun their relationship. Henry had had a really difficult time coming to grips with the two of them in a lesbian relationship. Not to mention this was his birth mother and his adopted Mother.

It had been really tense there for a while but when he'd come around to understanding they were really in love he had become their biggest supporter. Now they were adding a baby to the mix. It was a lot to take on for anyone.

"Henry," Regina paused to make sure she had his attention. When he hummed an answer she went on, "we really haven't talked too much about the baby. Did you have anything you wanted to ask or something you wanted to talk about?"

Henry stared at his Mom dumbfounded. In all honesty he tended to forget there was a baby. Of course he'd seen the ultrasound pictures that Emma had. But his Mom still wasn't showing. And aside from her being sensitive to smells the pregnancy still wasn't totally real to him.

Henry had stopped eating and now he dropped his fork to his plate altogether while he looked between his Moms. Emma was basically staring back at the both of them with rounded eyes. "I – I don't know." He really was confused. He had no idea where this conversation was heading.

Regina sipped at her tea then quickly put it away from her. Although the peppermint helped her morning sickness the smell was still a little hard to take. "Well you're going from an only child to a big brother soon. And a lot is going to change. Living with a newborn isn't going to always be pleasant. They do a lot of crying at that age. Plus there's diapers." She smirked at the twin wrinkled noses on his and Emma's faces.

"But that's what you and Ma are for."

Regina snorted, "Nice try. But a baby is a part of the family. And it's going to take all of us working together to keep it intact. Plus you're 12. An occasional diaper and helping out will be good practice for when you have your own kids."

Henry groaned. "That's what my wife will be for."

Regina's eyebrows rose, "and you think she's going to be okay with a husband who won't change his kids diapers?"

"Well then, we'll get a nanny," Henry countered.

Regina chuckled and shook her head at her son. "Well, in case you were wondering, everything's on schedule and the baby's doing just fine. The doctor said there're no problems and everything can return to normal."

Henry nodded and finished eating. He excused himself and took his dishes into the kitchen. He rinsed them out and put them in the dishwasher. Then he ran into the den to play video games.

Regina stared at Emma and Emma dropped her head. She began pushing her food around on her plate. Regina sighed and stood. She grabbed Emma's plate and left her to carry the rest of the dishes into the kitchen. "You can finish up in here," Regina said as she headed for the den.

Emma looked around at the mess and sighed. She knew she deserved this and more. She got down to cleaning.

SMF

They day had passed without too much drama. Regina made it obvious that she was planning on holding a grudge for a while but Emma was used to that when it came to her. Aside from that, they got through the day fine.

But now they both sat in the den staring ahead of them as Henry made his way to bed. Emma stayed as quiet as she could waiting for Regina's verdict.

"I just don't understand it. I want to trust you but -," Regina crossed her legs and began to swing her foot around wildly. "What have you been doing?"

Emma knew they needed to have this talk. Didn't mean she had to like it. She hung her head and propped her arms up on her knees. She turned to Regina and bent one leg under the other. "I just got a room at the inn so I could sleep without disturbing you or the baby."

"I've been living with you snoring in my ear for the past 2 years. Now you want to spare me?" Regina made it clear she wasn't buying these flimsy excuses.

Emma knew she had to rectify things. The more time that Regina stewed the worse the outcome would be. "I swear to you Regina. You can ask anyone. I was only sleeping there. And I – I guess I just overslept. I'm sorry. It won't happen again."

Regina was starting to get angry, "You know if you don't want to be here then you can just leave. No one's forcing you," she jumped up and began to make her way upstairs.

"No!" Emma ran after her in a panic. She grabbed her before she could get to the stairs. "Regina you're the most important thing in the world to me! I can't even begin to tell you what all I've done for this," she ignored Regina's curious expression and pressed on before she could question her further about it. "I love you. And I love us. And I love our family. I was just scared because - ," her voice gave out as she began to choke on the tears that were forming.

"Because of what?" Regina demanded to know.

Emma swallowed the lump in her throat. She dropped her hand from Regina's arm and instead folded her arms around her middle. "I don't want to hurt you," her eyes pleaded with Regina to accept the answer.

"Why would you think that you would hurt me Emma?"

Emma squeezed her eyes shut and dropped her head. She ignored the tears making their way down her face as she swallowed repeatedly to clear out her throat. "The doctor said things could go back to normal. But what if – something happens." Regina cocked her eyebrow at her and again Emma had to turn away from her. "In bed," she finished quietly.

Regina face scrunched in confusion. Emma wiped at her tears as she waited for the bell to sound. "You mean sex?"

Emma's face reddened. She gave her a stiff nod.

Regina snorted, "We've been together for 2 years Emma. We have sex everyday. Multiple times on some days, I might add. I think it's safe to say we're pretty deep in the 3 digit numbers now. Since when are you afraid of sex? I usually can't keep your hands off me."

"That's what I'm afraid of," Emma told her quietly. She dropped down onto the stair and tucked her legs underneath her.

"Emma, you heard the doctor the same as I did. It's perfectly fine. And it's healthy for the baby."

"What if he's wrong?" Emma continued to keep her voice low. "If something happens to you or the baby," Emma shook her head. "I wouldn't be able to live with myself."

Regina blew out a deep breath. She grabbed Emma's hand and began to pull her up the stairs. She dragged her into their room and shut the door.

She pinned Emma with a determined look on her face. Emma gulped and stepped back.

Regina refused to let her slip away. She launched herself at Emma. She pushed her against the door and pressed her body hard against her. She crushed her lips against hers. She pushed her tongue hard against her lips demanding entrance. With a moan, Emma let her in.

With more agility than she thought possible, Regina somehow managed to maneuver them over to the bed. She pushed Emma down on it with a smirk. Then she reached behind her and began to undo her dress. She pulled it over her head as she kept her eyes locked on Emma's.

Emma felt herself getting wet and squeezed her legs tight to help alleviate the pressure. That was obviously the wrong thing to do because the ensuing wetness only caused her more discomfort. "Um, Regina," she started weakly.

But Regina wasn't having any of it. Before Emma could launch into another round of protests Regina stepped out of her dress and let it puddle down around her feet. Emma lost all willpower as she stared at the sight of her Queen above her in nothing except a small pair of purple underwear with black trim and a black bra with purple trim around it. Any further protests from her died on her lips.

Regina did away with the lacey underthings quickly. Then leaned down on her hands with an arm on either side of Emma's head. She brought her mouth down to feast on Emma's. Emma was left breathless.

She was becoming dazed when Regina ripped her mouth away from hers. Regina pulled away with another smirk and then went to work on stripping Emma down to nothing.

Emma lay open and exposed as Regina stripped her piece by piece until she was completely bare. She knew she should put a stop to this. But she had never been more turned on in her life.

She threw her head back and gave up all will to fight as Regina's hands grabbed at her bare breasts. A low moan escaped her lips as she bit down on them to try and stifle herself.

"It's fine. I put a silencing spell up before you even shut the door. Henry won't hear a thing," Regina told her before she bent her head to tend to one breast with her mouth before moving to the other.

Emma barely registered the words before she completely let loose and moaned aloud. She reached up and buried her hands deep in Regina's hair as her body arched into her mouth of its own volition.

Regina chuckled as she looked up at her from her position. She began making her way further down. Her hands went first as her tongue followed. Emma bucked and tried to grind into her but Regina held her hips down firm. "Nuh uh," she told her with fire in her eyes. "Not until I say I'm ready."

Emma growled. She kept her hands on Regina's head but they were just lying there. She forced herself not to push her farther than she was ready to go yet.

Regina gave her another of her wicked grins as she grabbed ahold of Emma's leg. She threw it over her shoulder as she exposed Emma's wet center. She licked her lips hungrily as she took a moment to feast with her eyes.

She stuck out her tongue and flattened it. Then she licked her way up the slit. Another moan broke free from Emma's mouth. As Regina began a rhythm that including licking up either side before moving to suck at the sensitive pink nub, Emma began to pant loudly.

Regina kept a firm hand on either side of her hips while she took her pleasure. When she began to feel Emma tensing up, she reached up with 2 fingers and slipped them inside of her stretching and filling her up at the same time.

Emma's eyes shut as her orgasm overtook all her senses. She came hard and fast. Her body convulsed with the aftershocks. Then she went limp.

Regina hungrily lapped at the juices. Then she kissed her way slowly up Emma's body until she came to rest above her.

When Emma's breathing returned to normal she immediately reached out for Regina. She put a hand behind her neck and brought her lips down to hers. "I love you," she whispered when she pulled away.

Now Regina merely smiled down at her. She dropped her head and placed a kiss on Emma's shoulder. "I love you too."

Emma flipped the two of them over. She had ahold of Regina's arms. Panic ran through her and she quickly dropped them. She stared into Regina's eyes needing her to understand. Wanting her to know that everything she'd done, she'd done for this. For them. For the family they were about to have.

Regina placed a finger over her lips, "Emma I know. I do trust you," Regina said with a small tremor in her voice. Emma snorted her disbelief. Regina cupped both of her cheeks and forced her to stare into her eyes. "I really do."

Emma nodded. The spell on Regina dealt only with her memories. It suppressed the bad ones and brought the good ones to the surface. And then her mind filled in all the rest. Tears came to her eyes as she cursed herself for all the time they'd lost in-between. "I know," she said softly. "It's just – sometimes I get scared that I'm not good enough," in one fluid motion she rolled off of Regina. "I don't deserve this. I don't deserve you."

Regina turned on her side so she could keep Emma within her sights. "Hey, don't talk about the woman I love that way."

Again Emma nodded.

"Umm… I don't know if you've forgotten but there's some reciprocal action needed."

Emma laughed. "Hold your horses woman."

"I'm the Queen. I wait for no one," Regina turned onto her back again. "Now get to work."

Emma gave her a quick peck. Then another. Then another until Regina began a giggling fit. Then she gave her another. This time it was longer and deeper as her tongue explored the inner contours of Regina's mouth.

She began to work her mouth down Regina's body. Every few seconds she'd stop and look up at Regina asking her permission before moving on. The only thing she saw reflected back at her was love and desire.

Emma was determined to give Regina the ride of her life. She was desperate to obliterate the last time the two of them were together.

She made love to her as gently as she could. As her mouth worked on Regina's small pink nub she hoped Regina could understand all that she was trying to convey with her touch. That she loved her more than anything. And she would keep the promise never to hurt her or their family. No matter what it cost her.

Regina's moans of pleasure quickly turned into a scream as her orgasm overtook her body.

Emma held her tight as her body shuddered. Once Regina's orgasm had passed Emma guided her between the sheets.

Regina's breathing evened out almost immediately and Emma knew she was asleep. She held her from behind with her hand across her baby bump as she thought about how far they'd come in such a short amount of time. And how far apart they'd been before Rumple placed the spell on Regina.

She wasn't sure if she could forgive herself for all the wasted moments that they could've had if only they'd been able to come to terms with one another sooner.

There was still a small amount of anxiety over the situation. Emma held it as her price to bear for what she had done to Regina. But as she wrapped Regina up even tighter in her arms all she could think about was the love and care that flooded her system for this woman.