Hey guys! Another chapter!
And wow, many of you hated how I killed Crevan off, and I am so sorry for that, but sometimes that's how it goes. This is a sad chapter, but still some love and a little humor. But overall sad. So I am sorry once again.
But now there's only two chapters left! Whaaaaaaat!? I know right?! The 24th and the morning of 25th and then an epilogue.
Thenext morning was not even morning when the family got up. It was almost 1pm when Regina opened her eyes and saw Emma's sleeping red face in front of her. She could see the dry tears on her cheeks and felt dry tears on her own red cheeks. She looked up to look out of the window and saw the weather clear, a little snow falling from the sky. She looked back down and was met by Emma's green eyes.
"Hey", she whispered and Emma looked down and moved closer to her girlfriend, hugging her tight. Regina sighed and hugged her girlfriend back, feeling tears forming once again.
"How are you feeling?", she asked in a whisper and Emma shook her head silently telling her she doesn't want to talk about it. And Regina understood her choice. She really did. So she nodded and held her girlfriend tight as said girlfriend silently cried her heart out once again. It broke Regina's heart to go through this with Emma. Emma had lost so many people in her life and now another one. Emma had fallen in love with Crevan the moment she saw him, and Regina clearly remembered the day they first met him in the kitchen in Emma's house. They had both been scared to death, probably herself more than Emma, but still. Crevan was special to them and now he was just gone. After a few minutes Regina once again spoke up.
"The weather is calm today. I was thinking we could bury him today"
Emma didn't say anything for a long time, but when she did she nodded and Regina sighed in relief of getting an answer.
"Do you want to get up and get some breakfast?", she asked and to her surprise Emma actually nodded and Regina nodded back. But they didn't get up for another five minutes or so. Both women were busy thinking back to their memories with their lost soul. When they met him, when he stole their hearts, when he even stood and eyed them with a confused look every time they tried to make love. But once they got up, Regina pulled back from the hug and stared at her beautiful girlfriend.
"Remember I will always be here. Always remember that"
Emma nodded and leaned in, but to Regina's surprise she didn't receive a kiss. She received a nose bumping with her own before Emma got out of the bed, leaving Regina alone in the bed to stare at her girlfriend as she walked into the bathroom.
That was new
The couple walked down the stairs towards the kitchen and Emma immediately saw Crevan's bowl standing in the corner. Without any control of her body, she walked over to the cabinet and pulled out a can, opening it, before walking over and filling the bowl. Regina was about to ask Emma what she was doing when she saw Emma filling the bowl and she instantly felt her heart break into thousands of pieces. It wouldn't surprise her if Emma started to unconsciously fill Crevan's bowl the next couple of days. Emma stood and put the empty can in the trashcan. She turned to Regina and shook her head silently begging her not to say anything and Regina nodded in understanding.
She started on the breakfast while Emma sat down by the counter and stared down at the bowl in the corner. Regina could practically feel the sadness surrounding them and she could feel herself choking in it. It was tense and she didn't have any ideas on how to get Emma to feel better. After a few minutes Henry walked in and smiled sadly at them both.
"Morn—", he stopped mid-sentence as he saw Crevan's bowl filled with food and furrowed his eyebrows turning to his blonde mother who looked at him with a pleading look, before turning to his brunette mother who shook her head. He nodded and walked over to his blonde mother and hugged her from the side.
"It's okay mom. It's gonna be okay"
Emma nodded and turned to her son, kissing his head. Regina looked at the action and smiled at them, and Emma smiled back at her with a sad smile. That was one of the first smile Regina had seen on Emma's face since yesterday morning and she was glad to see it already. Even if it was a sad smile. Once breakfast was done, the family sat in the kitchen and ate their breakfast in silence. None of them knew what to say. Regina felt her stomach twist at the sight of her girlfriend sitting and staring down at Crevan's bowl. Not to mention the little amount of food she had eaten. Her plate was almost full.
"Emma please eat something. It's not healthy for you", Regina pleaded and Emma turned to her and saw the sadness and worry in her girlfriend's eyes. She just wasn't hungry. Now that Crevan was gone, she just didn't have the appetite. But she understood Regina's worry. So she smiled sadly and nodded before taking a small bite. Regina sighed in relief. It wasn't much Emma started to eat, but it was better than nothing.
"Henry, Emma and I have been talking, and we have decided to bury Crevan in our backyeard. It's only proper that he stays near us", she then said, trying to get some conversation going and both Henry and Emma turned to her.
"Alright, that's great I guess. Where in the backyard do you think?", he asked and Regina turned to Emma with a questioning look, but Emma simply shrugged receiving a sigh from Regina.
"What about you and I can go out and look for a good place while Emma get's another hour of sleep?", she asked also turning to Emma who nodded and Henry smiled and nodded as well.
"Alright. Then that's settled"
Emma smiled and nodded. She was happy that Regina had thought about Crevan and his funeral. It may not be popular to hold a funeral for a pet, but there was nothing wrong about burying it. And she didn't care what people think about her anyway. She was going to bury Crevan, even if she had to do it alone. Another silence took over and this time Henry broke it.
"I know everything", he said and the two mothers turned to their son with furrowed eyebrows.
"Know what Henry?"
"Mom is my secret santa", he said and Regina turned to Emma who sighed and nodded looking at her son.
"I'm sorry Henry"
Henry smiled and shook his head.
"Don't apologize mom. I love your gifts. They're amazing. I just wish I could do the same for you", he said and Emma smiled a true smile for the first time that day and Regina instantly felt herself falling in love with her all over again.
"There's more", Henry suddenly said and the couple turned to him once more. "Why didn't you tell me that you're having a baby?"
This time Regina and Emma stiffened and shared a look. But after a few seconds Regina sighed and leaned back.
"There went that surprise"
Emma couldn't stop the smile forming on her lips while Henry looked confused at his mothers.
"What?"
"I had planned a surprise gift for you Henry. A gift where you would find out", Regina explained and Henry felt himself letting out a snort. And to everybody's surprise, so did Emma.
"Sorry mom. But it's amazing, how far are you?"
"Only three weeks, so there's still some time left", Regina said and Henry smiled and nodded as he stood from his seat and went over to hug his mothers in a group hug.
"I'm gonna be a big brother", he said in excitement and Emma and Regina smiled and nodded as they hugged him tight.
After breakfast Regina let Emma walk back upstairs and sleep for another hour, while she and Henry spend that hour walking around in the backyard, finding a good spot. And they had just found the best place when they saw Emma in the window in her pajamas looking out at them. Regina smiled at her, and Emma smiled a little sad smile back. Regina turned to Henry and squeezed his shoulder.
"Henry why don't you go in and get dressed properly? I will get your mother ready and we can meet downstairs when we're done"
Henry nodded and walked inside and upstairs while Regina walked inside and towards Emma. She brought her arms around her girlfriend and hugged her tight, feeling strong arms holding onto her.
"It's okay. I told Henry we would get ready and then we can bury Crevan. We have found a great spot for him"
Emma nodded as she laid her head on her girlfriend's shoulder looking out of the window at the spot her girlfriend and son had stood not even a minute ago. They all got ready for the small funeral, not all black theme, but simply something comfortable and warm for the weather. They met back downstairs and Henry took the box with Crevan's body and gave it to his blonde mother who took it with a sad smile on her face. They walked outside Regina led them to the spot, and Emma fell in love with it. It was the perfect spot. A huge amount of space filled with the snow, no flowers or threes near it and it was just perfect for her little soulmate.
Regina flicked her wrist, letting the ground dig a hole big enough for the box and once it was done Emma got down on her knees and opened the box. She felt warm tears rolling down her cold pink cheeks and she slowly brought his body to her own, and she leaned in, letting her nose touch his one last time and kissing his head before turning to her family's behind her. Regina understood the silent question and nodded turning to Henry who understood as well. He walked forward and got down on his knees caressing Crevan's face and kissing his head one last time. He stood back up and it was Regina's turn to walk forwards and get down on her knees. She smiled sadly at the fox before leaning towards his face on Emma's shoulder, bringing her forehead to his.
"I'll take care of her", she whispered and kissed his forehead before standing up. Emma smiled at the whisper she clearly heard and leaned down kissing him one last time before putting him back in the box. She laid the box in the ground and Regina flicked her wrist, putting the dirt back onto the box, burying it down. She flicked her wrist once again, and this time a gravestone appeared with Crevan's name written on it.
"Beloved son and brother", Henry said reading the text out loud and Emma and Regina turned to him with a sad smile. They walked over to him on each side and hugged him from their sides. They stood for almost ten minutes looking at the grave, and probably would have stood there for a longer amount of time if it wasn't for the small storm starting to form, and Regina told them they had to go inside. Now they sat in the living room in front of the fireplace, keeping themselves warm, Henry in between his mothers. But after a few moments Emma stood form her seat next to her son and walked upstairs.
"Emma?"
"Hold on", Emma assured her girlfriend, and the mother and son shared a look. But a few minutes later, Emma walked back inside with a gift in her hand. She walked over to her son in the couch beside his other mother and sat down beside him.
"Here kid. Your gift from yesterday is in your room. I just wanted to give you this day's gift"
Henry looked down at the gift and hesitated to take it. This day wasn't supposed to be about him. It was about Emma and Crevan. It was their day to cry and let out their feelings. Both mothers could see the hesitation in their son and Emma smiled sadly and brought her hand to his cheeks caressing it gently.
"I'm okay kid, take it. I hope you like it"
Henry sighed and took the gift opening it gently. It was the seventh Harry Potter book and he smiled at the book before bringing his arms around his blonde mother.
"Thank's mom. Thank's for all of them"
Emma smiled and hugged her son back closer than she ever had. Regina could feel the love Emma had for Henry and how proud she was of him. Emma opened her eyes meeting Regina's and the brunette smiled and nodded.
It's okay
Emma nodded and squeezed her son in the hug once more before pulling back.
"I love you kid"
"I love you too mom"
After they had eaten dinner Henry sat down in the living room in front of the fireplace and started reading on his second book while Regina emptied Crevan's full bowl. Emma walked outside to Crevan's grave, getting down on her knees as the storm had settled and it was safe to go out.
"I hope you're having a good time with the rest of them baby. We miss you. All of us. I miss you so much"
It was dark, and not easy to see the gravestone, but the only reasons she could see anything was because of the lights on the threes, Regina and Henry had decorated a few weeks ago. It made the gravestone shine up and Emma flicked her wrist making a single rose appear in her hand and she placed it down in front of the gravestone.
"I love you Crevan. I always will"
She felt hands on her shoulder and looked up to see Regina standing behind her.
"We all love you", she said turning back to the stone and Regina nodded in agreement.
"Indeed we do"
A few hours later they all went to bed and Regina was the last to get in bed and she got down bringing her arms around her girlfriend. Emma turned to her and leaned in letting their noses touch before hugging her tight. Regina furrowed her eyebrows at the action, but didn't say anything, as she instead hugged Emma back. They laid in silence for a few minutes before Regina spoke up.
"I was thinking about maybe going to the doctor and get an ultrasound tomorrow", she suddenly said and Emma pulled back from the hug.
"Yeah. Maybe we should do that", she said and Regina smiled at her. She leaned in and kissed her gently on her the lips. To her huge relief, she received a kiss back in return, and she couldn't be more grateful.
"I love you", she said and Emma smiled at her leaning in once again, letting their noses touch.
"I love you too"
"You've done that three times today now", Regina couldn't help but ask and Emma's smile faded the moment the words registered and Regina immediately regretted it.
"I'm sorry baby, I-I didn't mean to—"
"No, no it's okay, you're curious and you of course ask, and that's okay. I just... It was one of the things I had with Crevan and now... I-I just wanted somethi—"
"Shh, it's okay. I was just curious. You don't have to explain. It's okay"
Emma didn't fight the tears rolling down her cheeks and Regina didn't stop them either. She just laid and held onto her as she cried herself to sleep.