A/N: Thank you for all of the reviews that you leave me :) Here we go, here comes baby!
Regina was reading through her emails as she sat at her desk at the Town Hall. She had spent the majority of her morning catching up on emails that had come in over the weekend. She was pulled away from her emails by the sound of her phone ringing. Regina sighed as Emma's name flashed up on the screen.
"I swear, Emma, if you are just ringing me again because you are bored…"
"I think I'm in labour." Emma interrupted her friend. "I thought it was just indigestion but the pain is getting worse."
"I'll be right there!" Regina swished a hand and instantly poofed herself from her office right into Emma's lounge. The blonde jumped and nearly dropped her phone as her friend suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Christ, Regina, you scared me." Emma held a hand against her chest as her heart rate slowed.
"Sorry. Where's your bag? We need to get you to the hospital." Regina glanced around the room to see where Emma had left her hospital bag. As Emma's due date had started to loom closer Regina had made the blonde pack a hospital bag ready for when her contractions started. She didn't want to waste time trying to find everything in Emma's house before they went to hospital.
"Over there." Emma gestured towards the bottom of the stairs. "It's okay, we don't have to rush. My contractions aren't close enough together yet. I was in labour with Henry for hours."
"Still, the hospital is the best place for you right now. We need to make sure everything is okay." Regina made her way to the bottom of the stairs to find Emma's bag. Emma couldn't help the smile that graced her face at her friend's concern.
"What are you smiling at?" Regina frowned as she turned back around to look at her friend.
"We're having a baby." Emma gave a small shrug and her smile widened at the thought. She was about to have a baby with Regina, her best friend. There was nothing she wanted more in the world.
"We are." Regina smiled back and felt warmth spread her body at the thought. They were going to have a baby together. They were going to be a family. "Let's go." Regina gestured towards the door and followed the blonde outside. It was only as she watched Emma get into the car that she realised that she would have to tell Emma exactly how she felt after the birth. Emma deserved to know and if Regina didn't tell her, she knew that Zelena would.
xXx
"You're only four centimetres dilated, it's still going to be a few more hours," Dr Whale informed both women as he washed his hands at the sink in the hospital room that Emma was in. The blonde groaned as she swung her legs off the side of the bed and stood up. Instantly Regina stood up from the chair and reached out for Emma to give her support. "I'll be back to check on you in a bit." Dr Whale gave them a nod before he turned and left the room.
"What the hell does he know? He's not about to push a baby out of a tiny hole," Emma grumbled as she began to pace back and forth in the room, her hands on her back. Regina's lips curved into a smirk as she listened to Emma.
"Do you need anything? What can I do to help?" Regina slipped her heels off so that she would be more comfortable on her feet.
"To give birth for me?"
"I can't help you with that I'm afraid." Regina walked closer to Emma whose face suddenly twisted in pain and she reached out for Regina's hand. Emma grabbed hold of the end of the bed with her other hand as she hissed through the contraction. "It's okay, just breathe," Regina soothed as she gently rubbed the blonde's back.
"I swear, Regina, you are giving birth to the next kid, I'm done after this one," Emma growled through her contraction and squeezed Regina's hand tight. Regina was shocked at Emma's words at first but then smiled at the thought that Emma would have another child with her. "Okay, I promise, I'll give birth to the next one," Regina soothed as she rubbed Emma's back.
Once the contraction had subsided Emma stood up straight. "I'd forgotten just how it feels." Regina continued to rub soothing circles on the blonde's back.
"I'm here!" Snow suddenly burst into the room. "Sorry it took me so long to get here. I haven't missed it have I?"
Emma couldn't help but smile at her mother. "You haven't missed anything."
"Good." Snow grinned. She didn't want to miss anything else in Emma's life and giving birth to her second child was definitely on the list. As Snow came closer and placed a hand on her daughter's arm Regina stopped the soothing circles and dropped Emma's hand. Instantly Emma's head snapped around at the loss of contact and stared at Regina in shock as she slipped her feet back into her shoes.
"Where are you going?" Emma could feel the panic building inside of her. Regina was leaving.
"Now your mother is here I'm going to try and call Henry again and freshen up a little bit." Regina placed a hand on her friend's arm and gave a small smile. Emma reached out and tightly grabbed hold of the mayor's hand. "I promise, Emma, I'll be right back." Slowly Emma began to loosen her grip on Regina's hand and she watched as she walked out of the room.
"Let's get you back on the bed." Snow put her arm around her daughter's shoulders and guided her round to the bed and helped her to sit down. "She'll be back, Emma." Snow smiled softly as she saw the worry in Emma's eyes.
"What if she doesn't come back?" Emma whispered as she felt tears prick the back of her eyes. Her hormones were all over the place. Normally she wouldn't be crying over this but right now that's all she wanted to do.
"Emma," Snow gently cupped her daughter's face so she had to look at her. "Regina will be back. She's not going anywhere, I promise you. I don't think you realise just how much you, Henry and this baby mean to Regina. I've never seen her like this about anyone, not even Daniel." Snow gave a gentle laugh at Emma's shocked expression. "You really didn't know?" Emma opened her mouth to respond but the door opened and Regina walked in.
"Regina," Emma whispered and pushed herself off the bed. She instantly reached out for the brunette who frowned slightly in concern but held out her hands for the blonde to grasp hold of. Emma wrapped her arms tightly around Regina's shoulder and breathed in her scent, just as another contraction hit her. Regina began to rub soothing circles on Emma's back and whispered soothingly in her ear. As she leaned her head against her friend's she caught Snow's gaze who was smiling widely at the sight. Regina blushed and averted her gaze as she waited for Emma's contraction to pass.
xXx
"How can you be comfortable like this?" Regina frowned as she looked at Emma's position on the bed. Regina was sat on the bed in front of her pillows with her legs hanging off either side of the bed. Emma was sat in front of her, leaning against Regina's chest. She had one foot resting against the bar on the end of the bed and the other one tucked underneath her.
"I just am," Emma murmured as she focused on Regina's thumbs as she drew circles on the tops of her arms. Emma had come to find in the last few hours that it didn't matter what part of her body that Regina was lightly massaging, it was her touch that soothed her.
"You're nearly there," Regina whispered and began to run her hands up and down Emma's arms. It wouldn't be much longer and they would be able to hold their baby in their arms. Emma's body began to tense and she hissed out as another contraction surged through her body. Regina had been timing the contractions and judging from Emma's reaction, not only were they getting closer together but stronger too. Regina rested her forehead against the side of Emma's head as she whispered soothingly in her ear until Emma's contraction had passed.
"Mum?" Henry called from the end of the bed and looked at them with scared, wide eyes. Neither woman had heard him enter the room.
"Hey, kid," Emma smiled as her contraction subsided and let her head drop back against Regina's shoulder. She was beginning to feel tired.
"Are you okay? Is it supposed to hurt like that?"
"I'm fine. This is normal. I'm okay."
Henry looked from his blonde mother to his brunette one for reassurance. Regina smiled and nodded at him. "Don't worry, Henry, your mum is fine. Why don't you go find your grandparents?" Regina was sure that Henry didn't need to see, or hear for that matter, his mother contracting. The teenager gave a small and looked back at Emma one last time before he turned to leave the room.
"Henry, you okay?" Snow frowned slightly as she saw her grandson walking down the corridor towards her.
Henry looked up at her and shook his head slightly. "Is mum supposed to be in so much pain?"
Snow wrapped an arm around his shoulders and pulled him close. "Unfortunately yes. Labour hurts. For some it hurts more than others. It won't be much longer and the baby will be here so don't worry, okay?"
"Okay." Henry nodded as they walked won the hallway together. "How long have my mothers been dating?" He turned his head to look at his grandmother. He was sure something was up but he hadn't been able to figure out what it was.
Snow began to laugh. "They have no idea that they are dating right now. Give it a few days now and they'll know."
Henry frowned and shook his head. "This is one weird family."
xXx
"Now push," Dr Whale ordered as another contraction washed over Emma's body. She gritted her teeth and squeezed both Regina's and Snow's hands as she pushed as hard as she could. "Stop, now breathe," Dr Whale ordered and Emma began to breathe like she had been taught to. She looked to Regina for support who mimicked the breathing as well. "Push," Dr Whale ordered again. Emma gave one final, hard push before a loud cry filled the room. She dropped back against the bed, exhausted. "Who's cutting the cord?" Dr Whale asked as he clipped the cord in two places. Emma looked at Regina who hesitated slightly before she moved down the bed to cut the cord. "Congratulations, it's a girl." Dr Whale smiled as she placed the crying baby on Emma's chest.
"A girl," Emma whispered as her eyes filled with tears. She had a daughter.
"She's so perfect." Regina looked at the tiny baby in wonder. "She's so small." The baby waved her arms around in the air as she continued to cry in her mother's arms.
"We have a daughter." Emma beamed up at the brunette as she let the baby girl grasp hold of her finger. "We have a little girl."
"We do." Regina sat on the bed next to Emma and lightly ran her finger down the baby girl's nose. She couldn't believe that she was there, next to Emma, looking down at their daughter. Regina never would have dreamed of this happening.
"Congratulations you two, she's beautiful." Snow beamed at the family in front of her. They were all perfect for each other and they were all happy, that was the main thing. Emma smiled up at her mother before she began to coo at the baby in her arms. The little girl had begun to settle against her mother's breast as she closed her eyes.
A/N: So, now the baby is here Regina needs to admitt her feelings to Emma. How do you think it's going to go?