Ok guys, I'm deviating a little bit from something that happened in the first season. I think you will all catch on eventually to what I'm changing. Hope you still like the story!

When they got back from their Honeymoon Regina had just days to go in her first trimester and both women were feeling much better. They had dinner with her parents when they went to pick up Henry. Sitting around the table the family talked about their time apart from each other.

"Henry dear, what did you do with your grandparents while we were away?"

"Grandpa worked with me on sword fighting some more, I'm really good at it now. And uh, we went horseback riding some more. I'm not really getting better at that, though."

"Hey kid, that sounds fun. What else did you do?"

"Nothing really. Grandma made me study everyday even though it's summer. Grandpa tried to get me to go running with him but it was boring. I drew a lot though! I can't wait to show you guys my pictures."

"Nicely done, Snow." Regina looked at her mother-in-law with a level smile that showed her appreciation. After too long of a second her gaze flickered to David. "How long did he run with you?"

"Not even half a mile, kid couldn't stop telling me how boring it was and asking what the point was so I just brought him back and ran alone," David replied.

"Where do you run?"

"Varies I guess. I run on the beach in the summer and usually go swimming after, in the winter I stick to the roads."

"Emma's a night runner, I'm a morning runner, usually before they even get up."

"Yeah, me too. I like to get my run in before I have to work otherwise I'm too tired by the end of the day."

"You guys should go running together sometime," Emma interjected.

"I wouldn't want to—"

"I don't—"

David and Regina both gave out a light laugh.

"Please, Regina, go ahead."

"I was just going to say that I don't think I could keep up with you. I'm a slow and steady jogger, take in the view, type of person."

"I was going to tell you that I wouldn't want to interrupt your run. I know a lot of people run to think."

"It's just my favorite way to not think, actually."

"Then maybe we should run together, give it a shot."

Regina nodded and got caught up in the conversation Henry was now having with his blonde mother. Snow looked at Charming with an amused expression, wondering why it was so much simpler for him to get along with their daughter's wife than it was for her.

When the were saying their goodbyes Regina and David made plans to meet at 5 in the morning for their run and Snow and Emma made plans for lunch. The family was on their way home and the women were pleased that Henry fell asleep as quickly as he did that night. It had been an exhausting trip back and neither of them was ready to deal with energy tonight.

The next morning David met Regina at her door. He asked if she had a bathing suit and she gave him a stern look before taking off in front of him. The two easily fell into a matched pace and jogged to the beach in no time, running along the shore. The humidity was picking up and Regina, running at a hotter temperature as it was, stopped on one of the pieces of driftwood that would easily act as a bench. She wiped her brow with the back of her hand and David handed her a bottle of water. She smiled, taking the bottle from him and sipping from it as he sat down next to her.

"You got over it quickly."

"What do you mean, Regina?"

"You got over it much more quickly than Snow. I mean, you forgave me and sometimes I think that what was done to you was much worse than what was done to her."

"It's not a big deal, Regina. Everything is in the past. You make Emma happy and that's what matters to me. Emma is this beautiful, loveable woman in need of people that show her she is wanted and you do that for her. That's important to me."

Regina nodded at his words and smiled. She placed her hand on his forearm gently. "I appreciate that. You really are quite charming, you must be where Emma gets it from."

He chuckled and stood. He pulled off his shirt and sweatpants to reveal swimming trunks. His socks and shoes soon followed as he ran up the little bit of sand between them and the water. He slipped into the water, cooling himself down. Regina shook her head at him and smiled. She could see where her wife got the wild spirit and easy-going personality; it was something she always admired in her love. She sat there and watched David swim, tempted to jump in herself but she didn't have a change of clothes.

Instead she waited and thought to herself about when they would tell Emma's parents and Henry about the pregnancy. She didn't want to too soon, she was worried about how much good had come to her lately and she didn't want to jinx it. Her thoughts carried her far while she didn't realize the time that was passing.

"Hey, you alright?" David's voice jarred her back to the present.

"Of course, dear. Ready to head back?"

"Yeah, I suppose it's getting too hot to run much longer." He began pulling on his previously discarded clothes and the pair ran back to the Mifflin house and agreed to the same time on Wednesday before Charming left for his own home.

Emma joined Regina in the shower after she heard the water turn on. She stood behind the brunette and wrapped her arms around the small waist in front of her and let her palms settle on the very small bump that was beginning to form. She slowly kissed the back of Regina's shoulder and reveled in the soft gasp the contact caused.

"Hey sweetie, maybe you should go into work late today."

"I'm sorry, Emma, I really can't. I have too much to catch up on, we were gone for way too long as it was. I need to keep up with everything if I'm going to be able to take the kind of maternity leave I would like."

"Oh fine," Emma grumbled. "Why do you always have to be so sensible?"

"Well, we both know that from the beginning I've always had to tell you to do your job, I however, have no problem getting to work." Emma glared at Regina at that remark as Regina stepped out of her arms and out of the shower. "Finish up quickly dear, I'll make breakfast before I go."

The two women sat in the kitchen eating their breakfast. Emma couldn't place her finger on what was different about her wife. Something seemed off and she was going to get to the bottom of it.

"Did you have a good run with my dad?"

"Hmm? Oh, yes. David is a good running partner."

"You know, most people who get married call their spouse's parents mom and dad, too."

Regina looked at her wife with an expression full of disdain. "No, dear, your father is far too boyish and don't even get me started on reasons I'll never call Snow mom."

"Hey, I was just kidding." The blonde paused for a moment, contemplating. "Boyish?"

"I'm sorry. I actually like your father, when he isn't spouting annoying things about always finding Snow and good always winning. I didn't want to say anything crueler than that."

"How is calling him boyish cruel?"

"He's young, like you, but kind of whipped by Snow and that's boyish to me, sorry."

"Um, right, ok." Emma's voice was heavy with smarm.

"Anyway dear, I do have to be going to work. Have a good lunch with your mother. I'll see you tonight."

Tuesday passed easily with the two women going to an appointment for the baby. Everything showed up fine and they got an ultrasound picture that Regina framed and kept looking at throughout the rest of her workday. They decided to tell Henry that night. Regina was just about to start her second trimester and they felt confident enough that Henry would be ok with it.

When Henry got home from his friend's house late that night, Regina and Emma asked him if he could please sit down with them in the dining room. He looked at them hesitantly, switching his glance back and forth from chocolate eyes to sea green eyes. Emma just nodded at a chair and he sat.

"Dear, you know Emma and I have been doing really well together?"

"Yeah, what's the point? Are you having issues now?"

"No, kid, we're not. Marriage was an awesome decision for us to make. But there are going to be some changes around here. Your mom has some really special news to tell you."

"What is it?"

"I'm…" she started. She took Emma's hand in her own to display a united front and then continued. "Henry, Emma and I are going to have a baby. I'm pregnant."

Henry looked at Emma. "You know, I know I'm still young, but you gave me the sex talk when I walked in on you guys and I'm pretty sure you said that a woman can't get a woman pregnant."

"You gave him the sex talk? Emma, what were you thinking?" Regina gritted out.

"One, Regina seriously not now, and two, Henry that's ordinary women. But your mom and I both have magic so special things can happen with us that don't happen to other people."

"Uh, ok. Well, I guess congratulations then."

"Henry dear, what's wrong? This is really good news. We promise that it won't change anything other than there being another person in the house."

"I…well, see Emma has to love me and the baby the same because she was part of making both of us, but what if you decide you love the baby more because it's actually related to you?" Regina gasped at Henry's question. She looked to Emma who in turn got up and left the two of them alone. Regina walked over so she was sitting close to Henry and turned to face him.

"Sweetheart, do not think like that. You are my best boy, Henry. I will never love anyone as much as I love you. Just think how special our relationship will get to be."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, I chose to adopt you when it was just me to do all the work. I had ten years of not sharing your love with anyone else, just you and me. The baby will have you, Emma and me to divide love between, and I'll never have the time with this baby that I had with you when you were little. It doesn't mean I won't love this baby with everything in me, because I will. But, Henry, we get to be best friends, right? That's what we were for almost ten years."

"So you won't love your new baby better?"

"Oh Henry, I could never love anyone better than I love you."

Henry smiled widely looking so much like his blonde mother in that moment. "Cool. Then I'm really happy for you, mom."

"Thanks dear. Now go up to bed. Just because it's summer doesn't mean you get to sleep in until noon."

"Alright, love you, goodnight mom."

After Emma tucked Henry in she headed to the bedroom where Regina was laying in a short silk nightie. She was on top of the sheets and comforter because the heat was so bad and their air conditioner didn't cool their bedroom down the way it did the rest of the house. Emma's eyes glazed over and she pulled off her clothes so she was in her bra and panties. She crawled onto the bed so she was hovering over Regina. Leaning down pink lips met full, sweet ones.

"You can't kiss your way out of this one, Emma."

"Out of what?"

"Giving the sex talk to our son without my knowledge. He's not even old enough to have sex! That was absolutely not ok."

"Does that mean I need to be punished?" Emma asked in a teasing and seductive voice.

"Yes, but not in the way you'd like, dear. Have a good night." Regina kissed Emma easily and quickly before pushing her off and turning onto her side. She felt Emma's chest against her back and a pale arm snaked its way over her waist, the hand holding her baby bump. She knew Emma wouldn't be mad at her for withholding sex.

Regina got up early to prepare for her run with David. Her hair was getting long now and was difficult, when running, to keep down. She pulled it into a short ponytail, using bobby pins to put the stray short hairs up. She thought for a second, then pulled open her second drawer in the closet, revealing a few bathing suits. She chose her most modest one, which still wasn't modest enough. The top was like a string bikini but the band that went around her ribs was long, ending at the bottom of her ribs. The bottom looked just like a pair of bikini brief underwear, both pieces black in color. She walked back into the bedroom from the closet and was greeted with sea green eyes looking at her.

"Why are you putting on a bikini for a 5 am run?"

Regina shrugged. "Your dad had a bathing suit Monday and swam after our run to the beach. It's been really hot this summer and I was just thinking it might be fun to swim, too."

"You're going to go swimming with my dad?"

"Well, not if you don't want me to, dear." Regina wrapped her arms around the waist of a now standing Emma.

"No, I guess I don't care. I just thought that I'd be the only one seeing you in these very revealing bikinis."

"For starters, several people on the beach on our honeymoon already have. Also, it's just your dad. This one isn't nearly as revealing as the ones you saw me in, either." Regina rechecked herself, then kissed Emma. "Hmm, what if I promise that you will be the only person allowed to take them off of me?"

"That should be implied."

"Of course it should, but what I'm saying is that I'll stay home after my run until you can manage to steal away from work long enough to take it off of me. I won't even take them off myself."

Lust flickered in green eyes, a mischievous grin crossing pink lips. "I think that's something I can live with. I'll run to your office and get you some paperwork just in case I'm not here when you get back. I'll come home for lunch though." Emma kissed Regina deeply, drawing lazy circles on the bare upper back of her wife. After she broke away, she stepped back to take in the view. "God you are so spectacular, Regina."

"Mmm, as are you, darling. But your father should be here any minute so I need to finish dressing. What do you want for lunch?" Regina pulled on spandex running shorts and a loose cotton t-shirt.

"Oh I know what I'll be eating, Regina."

The brunette blushed furiously as the blonde teasingly knelt on the ground in front of her. Before Regina could get too aroused, Emma grinned charmingly and kissed her small baby bump and told the baby to have a good day. Regina rolled her eyes and shook her head. Hearing the knock on the door, she pulled on her socks as she walked out the door, letting David in as she laced up her shoes. The two started on the same route they had used Monday. They kept steady conversation, mostly about Henry.

This time when they got to the beach, Regina was so warm that she grabbed David's water bottle before he could offer it and chugged half of it. She smiled at him and apologized for drinking so much. He chuckled and said she was starting to be rubbed off on by his daughter. She kicked off her shoes and pulled off her socks, being careful enough not to get sand in them. The sky was slightly overcast but if anything it was just making the air heavier and hotter. She pulled her t-shirt overhead and when she had her thumbs in the band of her shorts she caught him looking at her awkwardly.

"I'm sorry, is it too weird if I swim with you?"

"No…uh…of course not Regina." He looked at her small form and noticed her slightly swollen abdomen, though being the gentleman he was, he didn't mention it. It wasn't really his business if the woman gained some post-marital weight. He and Snow both had. He tugged off his shirt and raced her to the water. Regina had a head start so she beat him in and dove in headfirst once she had reached deep enough waters. When she came up to the surface for air she saw David shortly behind her.

"This is nice," Regina supplied to explain the pleased look on her face.

"What's that, Regina?"

"Having friends. I've never had friends before. I mean, Maleficent but that was sort of just for mutual benefit because we were both strong and didn't want to have the other for an enemy."

"I understand feeling lonely. Before George made the deal for me it was sort of just my mom and me. She had wanted me to marry for a dowry because we were sinking so badly but I wanted to marry for love. But when you have to work all the time to stay afloat, it hardly allows for personal time to go meet new people."

"Yeah. My mother always taught me that love was weakness. Daniel was the only friend I had so it hurt twice as much when he was taken from me because he was my only friend and my first love. If I had been stronger then I would have been able to stay good, I think."

"Does it matter anymore? I mean not your loss, that will always matter, I know. But if you had stayed good and had not enacted the curse Emma wouldn't be who she is and we wouldn't have Henry and that's why I got over it all. I would have loved raising Emma from infancy but I love who Emma is. Somehow her good stayed with her through all the bad she experienced and just made her stronger. She's a strong woman. You both are. You're a good match for her."

"Thank you, David." Regina started crying, her emotions were outrageously out of control with her extra hormones lately and she cried at the stupidest things. Of course she would start crying right now in front of David. He looked shocked and wrapped his arms around her shoulders.

"Are you ok, Regina?"

"Yeah, just extra emotional lately."

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"Not particularly, but thank you." Suddenly the clouds started pouring rain on them. The two separated from their hug and walked slowly out of the water, not even trying to stay out from the rain. "We should probably run back."

"Ok. But you know, sometimes talking to a guy is easier than talking to a woman, so if you ever need an ear you can come to me."

"Thank you, dear." She paused, contemplating speaking up. In the end she decided to ask him what she had been wondering about since the wedding. "Should we tell them?"

"Not right now." Regina nodded and the two got dressed over their wet bathing suits and ran back.

Henry was home and still sleeping when Regina arrived but Emma left a note on the counter saying that she had to respond to a disturbance call and she would call Regina when she was on her way home. There was a stack of files next to the note. Regina peeled off her running shoes and now sand filled socks. She grabbed a towel from the linen closet upstairs and wrapped it around herself before sitting at her desk to work.

She checked the clock when she finally heard Henry moving around and it was just after ten. She went into the kitchen and made breakfast for him, calling up to him at the stairs that food was ready so he could come and eat. He asked if he could go play ball with some of the guys, she nodded. Once he was eating she returned to her office. It didn't take long for her to complete the files that Emma had brought home and it wasn't even noon. She called her wife to tell her to hurry home.

Regina remained in her bathing suit and now barely damp clothing articles with the towel wrapped around her body but she moved herself to the couch in the sitting room. She waited for Emma, but she didn't have to wait long before she heard the familiar sound of Emma entering the house and kicking off her shoes.

"Why is it so warm in here?" Emma asked, entering the room.

"Because it started raining while we were swimming and I was in wet clothes all morning so I didn't want to get sick and turned off the air."

"I see. How was your run and swim with dad?"

"Fine, dear. I really do like him, he's a good man."

"Yes." Emma straddled her wife's legs, brushing the messy strands of hair out of her face before pulling the bobby pins and hair band out to release the rest of the dark hair she loved so much. She bent her neck to move her lips down Regina's jawline. She pulled the hem of the t-shirt up and pulled the article off of tanned shoulders. Emma bent her neck again, kissing along the bare shoulder, tasting the salt water from the woman's swim.

After all articles of clothing were removed and the women made love on the couch, Emma stood and redressed herself. She wrapped Regina back in the towel she had removed from her earlier and spanked her wife as she walked up the stairs to shower and dress for a late shift at work. Emma called up to Regina that she had to go somewhere but that she would meet Regina at the diner for lunch before they both resumed their work.

Wednesday was their family dinner night with Snow and Charming so both women needed to be out of work at a decent hour, though Snow agreed to move dinner back to 7 so that they could get some extra time in. When Emma picked her up so they could go to dinner together, telling her that Henry was already there waiting for them, Regina gave her a quiet sigh.

"You're ok with going still, right?"

"Of course, dear."

"And uh, when do you think we should tell them you're pregnant?"

"I suppose we could tell them tonight."

"Ok, cool. They'll be happy for us, trust me."

Regina nodded but was silent.

After the five had eaten their dinner, Emma cleared her throat and smiled happily. When she had the attention of everyone at the table she glanced at Regina and nodded toward her parents. Regina nodded and smiled before looking to her in-laws and intending to speak.

"It seems as though we have some pleasant news to share, news that was the major reason we moved our wedding up so quickly."

"Yes?" Snow asked tentatively.

"I am…we are going to have a baby."

"Oh. Did you do IVT?"

"No, the uh, the baby was naturally conceived," Emma said quickly.

"I'm sorry? Um, were you with someone, then, Regina?"

"Yes, she was with me."

"But I mean, a man?"

"No, Regina has been with any men since Graham."

"Well, one but that was still before us, Emma." Regina stopped talking once her sentence was complete. She eyes widened at the horror of what she just said and she knew she wouldn't be able to convince Emma to drop it.

"You were with someone here in Storybrooke besides me and Graham?"

"Yes dear, Graham was my bed partner for 28 years and then out of nowhere he didn't want to be anymore and I hadn't started sleeping with you. I slept with one other person."

"Before the curse was broken or after?"

"Before." Regina's eyes flitted to Henry who was clearly uncomfortable with the turn this conversation had taken.

"Oh. Ok. Anyway. Regina hasn't been with anyone else besides me in the time frame to conceive this child. It's mine. We're really happy about it."

"Well, now I don't mean to be judgmental, but that's not possible. And also, if she lied to you about how many people she had been with before why wouldn't she now. Regina has always looked out for herself before anyone else."

"Mom! That's ridiculous. I trust her. I love her. I believe her." She turned her face to look at her son. "Henry, why don't you go in the other room, my old room."

After Henry left the room, Regina spoke. "Snow White, how dare you accuse me of infidelity. I would never be unfaithful to her, she and Henry and this child are my life. We literally take one step forward and ten backward."

"If there was a reason to believe you then I would, but you weren't even honest with Emma about the people you've been with."

"Emma and I never had an actual discussion about that, she just assumed. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm leaving." She called Henry downstairs and the family of three stormed out with Emma giving an apologetic look as they walked out the door.

After they had gotten Henry to bed, Emma and Regina had taken to the office and Regina poured Emma a glass of apple cider and sipped on a bottle of water. Regina stood against the front of her desk while Emma sat on one of the couches, staring at her.

"So, um, I guess it doesn't really matter now, but who else did you sleep with besides Graham? And why didn't you ever tell me?"

"I didn't think it was important, dear. It really doesn't matter."

"Was it Sidney?"

Regina chuckled darkly before shaking her head. "No, dear."

"So just tell me. Is there a reason you don't want me to know? Is it someone I would be jealous of?"

"Emma, I just really don't think that you want to know. It's not important and it has no reason to disrupt our lives."

"Regina, if it's so unimportant, why can't you just tell me?"

Regina nodded. "If you're sure." She waited, looking at Emma. The blonde nodded after a moment and she gave Regina a small smile. "Emma, do you promise this won't change anything?"

"Yeah, just tell me."

"Henry was leaving me a lot, he was so intent on breaking the curse, on being around you as much as possible. I was lonely and I was angry and I didn't want the curse to break, but it was getting so weak. And I had so much hate, Emma. I wanted to cause pain and the pain I wanted to cause was to Snow White, to your mother. I was trying to figure out why my car wouldn't start, or I was pretending to. David gave me a ride home and had lasagna with me for dinner. We kissed and...it escalated."

"David?" Emma shouted. "You slept with David? Oh God, Regina, that's…that's disgusting. You slept with my dad and now you're my wife?"

"Emma, I...I was a different person then. I'm different now. You know I'm not her anymore. I just needed to feel and then…he was sweet. David Nolan was dim but he was kind and he reminded me so much of Daniel. I never intended to sleep with him, it just happened."

"And what now? You're bffs hanging out without me knowing, thinking that I'm stupid and making fun of me and Snow?"

"Emma, no! We're friends now, but that's because we already went over the whole sleeping together thing when you two were in the Enchanted Forest. I don't…I never slept with him again after that night. It was just the one time before the curse broke and we went back to not liking each other. But then since you and I have been together I realized that I wanted a family. Your family is my family now, though I could do without Snow more often than not, but I love you. It was stupid and if I could take it back I would, in a heartbeat. That's why I didn't tell you about him, ever. I didn't want to take away anything more from your relationship with your parents and I didn't want you to look at me the way you're looking at me now."

"I'm sorry… I…I just don't know how I feel about this. I'm gonna sleep in the guest room tonight. I'll, uh, see you in the morning and we'll discuss this further."

"Good night, Emma," she whispered to the quickly retreating blonde. "I love you."

But she received no response.