A/N: Thank you for all the reviews, I'm glad that you're all happy at the kiss :)
Later that day once Regina had been home and unpacked her overnight bag she went to see Zelena at her new apartment. Things had been awkward with Emma on the journey home. By the time Emma had come out of the bathroom in the hotel Henry had called and had spoken to both of his mothers at length. While he was talking to one the other had used the time to get ready for the day. The moment had passed to talk about their kiss by the time they had finished talking to their son so instead they had gathered their things, checked out of the hotel and headed home. Emma had been quiet for the journey and had spent most of it looking out of the window. Regina had so badly wanted to break the silence but she had no idea what to say without making it even more awkward between them.
Regina pressed Zelena's doorbell and waited for her to answer. It didn't take long before she was greeted by her sister and her niece. Zelena made them both some coffee while Regina sat on the sofa with Robyn on her lap. The little baby was gurgling at her aunt as she pulled silly faces.
"So, how did your trip go? Did you tell Emma that you're in love with her yet?" Zelena asked as she placed two mugs of coffee on the table.
"I kissed her." Regina let out a sigh and glanced at her sister before back to her baby niece.
"You what?!" Zelena gasped as she sat down next to the younger woman. "You kissed Emma? What did she do?"
"She kissed me back." The brunette placed a kiss on her niece's forehead and turned her around in her lap so she could see her mother as well.
"This is great news!" The redhead grinned and leaned back on the sofa.
"No, it's not. We didn't talk about the kiss. Actually, we barely talked at all afterwards. It felt awkward in the car. I've messed up, Zelena." Regina closed her eyes and tried to keep her tears at bay. The smile dropped from Zelena's lips and she reached out for Robyn to put her down on her play mat. Zelena then wrapped an arm around her sister's shoulders and pulled her close.
"Don't give up hope, sis."
"You've been spending too much time with Snow." Regina attempted a small smile.
"I know." The redhead crinkled up her nose playfully and the sisters shared a laugh. "So, you didn't tell her how you feel?"
"No." The mayor shook her head and looked down at her lap.
"Okay, tell me the full story, everything that happened."
"Okay." Regina took a deep breath. "So, we nearly kissed over lunch. Some guy was trying to chat Emma up and I could see she was uncomfortable so I went over to her, put my arm around her and kissed her cheek. The guy left. I didn't realise just how close we were though and when we turned to face each other it just…" The brunette shrugged, unable to describe what had happened in that café. The only thing she knew was that it felt right. Zelena couldn't help the smile that her lips curled into. How could the two of them not see what was right in front of their eyes? "Then last night I woke up and I put my hand on Emma's bump so I could feel the baby move. I must have fallen asleep like that because when I woke up I had my arm wrapped around her waist and she was trailing a finger over my lips." A soft sigh escaped Regina's lips as she remembered the kiss that they had shared. She wanted to go back in time just so she was able to kiss Emma again. What were they going to do now? Regina had to tell Emma about her feelings, it was the only thing to do after the kiss.
"You need to talk to Emma, sis," Zelena spoke softly and squeezed her sister's hand. "She kissed you back, that has to mean something. She wouldn't have kissed you back if she didn't have some sort of feelings for you. Go and see her. Talk to her. She needs to know. You need her to know."
"I don't want to lose her," Regina admitted and leaned back on the sofa. "She could hate me when I tell her. I could lose her, Henry and the baby."
"Or you could be a family together. We don't get anything in life without taking a risk."
Regina looked up at her older sister and let out a sigh. "What do I say to her?"
"The truth. Just tell her how you feel." Zelena gave her sister's hand a reassuring squeeze before she picked up her coffee mug to drink.
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Regina stood on the sidewalk with her hands in her coat pockets as she looked up at Emma's house. On the way over she had been trying to find the right words to tell the blonde exactly how she felt. Regina had never felt so nervous in her life. She was either about to lose everything, or gain everything that she wanted. Either way she knew that Zelena had been right when she told her that she couldn't keep living this way. The mayor took a deep breath before she walked up to the door and pressed the doorbell.
"Regina?" Emma was shocked to see the brunette stood on the doorstep. She was still confused as to what had happened between the two of them and she had spent the day trying to figure out what the kiss meant.
"Can I come in?"
"Of course." Emma stepped back and let her friend walk into the hallway. "Uh, would you like a coffee?"
"Coffee would be lovely." Regina nodded and shrugged out of her coat before she walked into the lounge. She could hear Emma in the kitchen so the mayor took the time to go over her words again in her head.
"Here you go." Emma handed Regina a cup before they both sat down on the sofa. Emma leaned back and rested a hand on top of her swollen stomach. Regina couldn't help but let her gaze linger on her blonde's bump for a few moments before moving towards her face. Emma shifted slightly under her friend's gaze but she didn't break eye contact.
"So," Regina started and cleared her throat, "we should talk about this morning."
"Yeah, I guess we should." Emma gave a nod and ran a hand over her stomach as she felt the baby move.
"We shouldn't have kissed this morning." Regina averted her eyes from her friend. She could feel Emma's eyes looking at her and she found it was hard to talk under that gaze. All Regina wanted to do again was kiss the blonde. She wanted to hold her in her arms and never let go.
Emma felt her heart drop at those words and she wasn't sure why. She had not expected the kiss but that did not mean that she regretted it or didn't enjoy it. She just wished she understood what it meant between them. Was it just a kiss or was it more?
"I mean, not like that. I should have talked to you, before." Regina found that what she had prepared to say had gone and she was stumbling over her words. It was much harder than she had anticipated it to be.
"Regina?" Emma spoke softly and reached a hand out to place on the brunette's arm. The mayor turned to look at her friend and found herself getting lost in Emma's eyes. Suddenly her nerves left her and she found the words she wanted to say. Regina opened her mouth ready to talk about her feelings but before she had chance to utter a single word Henry slammed the front door shut before flying up the stairs.
"Henry?" Emma called after him with a frown. "Sorry, that didn't sound good." She let go of Regina's arm and stood up from the sofa. Regina followed suit and the two women made their way to Henry's room. "Henry," Emma called again as they found their son face down on his bed. "What happened?" She sat down and placed a hand on his back. Henry let out a sigh and turned his head so he could see both his mothers. They both wore the same concerned expression as they looked at him.
"Someone broke my school project," he mumbled and Emma let out a relieved sigh. She had been dreading something more serious. "I spent ages working on it and now it's in pieces. I'm supposed to hand it in tomorrow."
"Where is it? I can fix it for you, Henry." Regina raised her hand slightly but Emma stopped her.
"School projects are supposed to be done by hand, not by magic. Tell you what, we'll help you fix it." Emma turned back to her son who sat up on the bed.
"But it took me weeks to make."
"We have all night and this time there will be three of us making it. It shouldn't take too long." Emma gave a small shrug. "We can order in dinner to save time."
"You'll help too?" Henry looked up at Regina who nodded. "Cool. Thanks, mums." He grinned and wrapped his arms around both of them.
"Right, you get everything that we're going to need and I'll order some dinner." Emma stood from the bed and made her way towards the door. The conversation about the kiss had been completely forgotten as both women focused on helping their son.