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The cramp Regina had felt during dinner last night, had profusely intensified throughout the night. And the brunette could easily guess what exactly was happening as she felt the muscles in her stomach contract.
"Shit." The curse left her in a soft whisper as Regina stared at Emma's still sleeping body, sprawled out on her side, her mouth half open as she breathed in and out with a soft snore. She didn't know why, but the brunette found it extremely endearing.
She sat up slowly, trying to be as quiet as possible so as not to wake up the sleeping blonde. With her right hand she touched the matras between her legs, letting out a relieved breath when she felt no wetness there.
Her water hadn't broken.
Well, not yet.
Regina moved her left hand to the nightstand beside the bed, feeling around until she got ahold of her cellphone. She grabbed it in a tight fist, carefully swinging her legs over the edge of the bed and planting her bare feet on the soft, cream colored carpet that Peter had laid there years ago, back when they'd first bought this house. She had been three months pregnant with Henry at the time, so Peter had done most of the work while she had her head in the toilet most of the time.
With great difficulty, Regina pushed herself up on her feet. She didn't want to wake Emma yet, there was no reason to have the blonde go into a panic attack right now, when there was absolutely nothing to panic about. Glancing back and smiling when the sheriff was still fast asleep, Regina silently waddled out of the bedroom.
She leaned her back against the wall once the door was closed behind her and started searching in the contact list of her phone. Scrolling until she got to the name she was looking for. Katherine.
"God, Regina why the hell are you calling me at six am?" The blonde groaned through the line. It was obvious that Regina had awoken her, but hey, at least she had a pretty good reason to do so.
"Oh I'm sorry to ruin your beauty sleep, dear." Regina sighed, rubbing her hand from left to right over the aching underside of her large belly.
"Yeah well, we can't al look like we're ready for a fashion show when we roll out of bed." Katherine snapped, clearly irritated she had been awoken so brutally.
"I barely look like that when I wake up, dear. Trust me." But still, she appreciated the compliment. And would gladly take it.
"Sure." Rustling sounded on the other side of the line and it sounded as if Katherine was rolling over. A muffled man's voice said something Regina's couldn't quite make out.
"Oh, was I interrupting something, Katherine?"
The smug smile could easily be heard over the phone.
"Shut up, Regina. Whatever the hell you wanted to tell me, it can wait. You don't sound like you're dying or something."
"Such a good friend you are, I'm truly touched by your conce- oh my god!" Regina slapped her hand over her mouth to muffle the harsh sound, not wanting to wake up the rest of the house when a particular nasty contraction coursed through her body.
"Regina?" Ah, the blonde finally started to sound concerned. "Regina? Are you alright?!"
Regina a breathed heavily, groaning as the pain started to fade before she lifted the phone to her ear again. "I'm fine, I'm just in labor." She snapped, the pain making her very easily annoyed.
"What the fuck, why didn't you say so immediately, you dumbass?!" Katherine shrieked loudly, so loudly Regina had to move the phone at least a feet away from her tender eardrum.
"Well, I tried to. You were more busy with letting me know how annoyed you were that I interrupted your chance at morning sex." She whispered harshly, leaning forward slightly as she placed her free hand on the opposite wall of the hallway for support.
"Fine, I'm sorry." Katherine sighed. "But why are you calling me? Are you already at the hospital?"
"No, not yet." Regina said softly. "I haven't even woken Emma yet. I just wanted to ask if you could come and pick up Henry, I don't want him to come with us to the hospital. Emma will call if it takes really long so I'll pack a night bag for Henry too, if that's alright?"
"Yes, of course." More rustling sounded as Katherine most likely threw the covers back. "I'll be there in five. Now go and get Emma, dammit!"
And then she hung up.
Regina sighed, lowering the phone as she opened their bedroom door again.
"Emma?" She asked softly in the quiet room, but it wasn't enough to wake the blonde. "Emma?" It was a little louder now and it seemed to do the trick.
The sheriff groaned, rolling over so she could stare at the doorway. "Regina?" She asked in a groggy voice, not really sure if she was dreaming or not.
"I'm in labor Emma so get up."
Emma's eyes went wide as she grabbed the skin if her forearm and squeezed. Yeah, definetly not a dream. She released the now red skin and jumped up from the bed. "Why the hell didn't you say so?!" She said and almost ran over to her. "We need to get you to a hospital. We need to get Henry- what are we going to do with Henry?!"
"Calm down, dear." Regina said calmly, placing her hand on Emma's shoulder. "I've already called Katherine, she'll be here in five. We can call my OB, but I'm guessing she'll say to wait and come when my contractions are five minutes apart."
"Oh okay." The blonde just stood there for a second, letting all the information sink in. "But what do we do until then?"
"I have no idea, but I'm sure we'll find something to do, dear." Regina smiled as she removed her hand again and started walking towards Henry's bedroom.
The little boy was still peacefully sleeping, his little pink tongue sticking out from between his lips as he clutched a faded brown teddybear to his chest.
"Henry, sweetheart." Regina said softly, using her index finger to brush a strand of dark hair out of his face. "Wake up, honey. Auntie Katherine will be here soon and you'll get to spent the day with her."
"Mommy?" Henry groaned softly, opening his big brown eyes and staring up at her. "Why am I going to auntie Kat today? I thought we were going to watch Cars togethe?" The small boy asked, sitting up and rubbing his eyes with the back of his hands.
"Yes, but we can do that some other time alright? I can't today because your little sister had decided to join us."
A twinkle appeared in his eyes as he looked at her stomach. "She's here?"
Regina smiled, ruffling his hair before standing straight again. "Not yet sweetie, but soon." I hope.
"But can't I watch with Emma then?"
The blonde smiled as she stepped into the room too. "Sorry little man, but I need to help your mom."
"Oh." Henry looked slightly dissapointed.
"But I bet auntie Kat will watch it with you." Emma bent down and lifted the boy, resting him on her hip.
"Really?" Henry smiled and buried his head in his stuffed bear.
"Of course, Henry." Regina smiled and grabbed the Cars backpack from Henry's closet. She began packing it with things like clothes, a toothbrush and some of his favorite toys.
But when she moved to grab a bottle of his special Cars shampoo (the only thing Henry wanted to get washed with), her grip suddenly tightened. She only allowed herself a soft groan of discomfort because Henry was in the room, and she didn't want to frighten him.
The supporting hand on her shoulder brought a small smile to her lips.
The doorbell rang and Henry let out an excited squeal as Regina quickly grabbed the Cars DVD and put it in his bag also.
"Let's go to auntie Katherine." Emma smiled and moved downstairs with Henry in her arms and Regina right behind them.
"Auntie Kat!" Henry yelled once the door was opened.
"Hey there, little man." Katherine smiled and took the boy from Emma's arms and the bag from Regina's.
The brunette smiled softly when she saw the mismatching outfit Katherine was wearing. "Sorry for dropping this on you like that."
"Oh no, it's fine. Don't think about me, you're the one who has to pop a baby out if her-"
"Katherine!" Regina shrieked, shooting a pointed look at the little boy who still had his head buried in his bear.
Katherine chuckled and mouthed the word 'vagina' just to tease some more. "Relax, it's not like he understands."
"Well, thank you for taking him." Emma chimed in and smiled.
"No problem. I just hope your hand is ready for Regina's death grip."
"Well, that's enough. Henry is tired, so why don't you go home and lay him down so he can sleep some more." Regina snapped and smiled softly as she kissed Henry's head. "Sleep well, little prince." She murmered softly in his ear before shooting a pointed look at her friend.
"Fine, mama." Katherine chuckled and moved the bag so it hung over her shoulder. "Just give me a call when that beautiful little princess is born and I'll come and smother my goddaughter with hugs and kisses."
"We'll do that." Emma smiled and waved at Henry as he looked up one last time before the door closed.
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"So what now?" Emma said nervously as she scratched the back of her head and sat down next to Regina on the white couch. Regina personally would much rather be sitting in the kitchen because truly, she could easily guess birth fluids would be a bitch to clean off this couch, but well. It was comfort before everything else right now.
"Maybe a nice, relaxing bath. Together." Regina smiled and looked at the blonde from under hooded eyelids. "I'll need my rest and the water helps relieve the pain."
Emma smirked. "I'm so down with that idea, you don't even know."
"Well then, please be a dear and help me get upstairs."
"Gladly, Madame Mayor."
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Emma was already sitting in the bath, not even having been ashamed of her body in the slightest when she pulled her top over her head and pulled her panties down. Regina hadn't even known where to look, but she couldn't help but feel somewhat aroused when the muscular blonde lowered herself in the steaming water of her large tub.
Her silk, light blue pajama pants were already on the ground around her feet, but that hadn't been the hardest. Now her fingers where roaming over the first button of her top.
Emma had noticed the brunette's unease and couldn't help but find it slightly endearing. So she smiled kindly, wanting to make Regina feel better, like she shouldn't be ashamed of her body because truly, Regina Mills had nothing to be ashamed of. Emma was sure of that.
"You're absolutely beautiful." The words rolled of her tongue in a soft whisper and she widened her smile. "Now come and sit in the bath with me before the water turns cold."
"Alright." Regina said with a soft sigh and popped open the first button. She didn't think, just did as she got to the last button and slit the silky fabric off her shoulders, letting it fall on the floor without making a sound.
The brunette was gorgeous and Emma realized they'd never seen each other like this, so... vulnerable. Her breasts were full and her belly was large, a dark line running vertically down the middle. There were some small silver stretchmarks but they were hardly noticeable. Whatever magical cream Regina had been using, it'd surely worked.
The black lace panties Regina was wearing were quickly pulled down and Regina stepped into the bath with a helping hand from Emma.
"This is nice." Regina sighed softly and leaned back against Emma's front, feeling hard nipples poking in her back, but it wasn't uncomfortable, the opposite to be honest.
"Yeah." Emma smiled and kissed the side of Regina's head. The dark hair had been pulled back with a hair tie and it was tickling Emma's throat.
Pale hands moved around her waist and rested on her stomach, moving in soft circles that had Regina sighing in pleasure, feeling her aching muscles beginning to relax.
"Is this okay?" Emma asked softly, kissing the tan shoulder in front of her.
"Yes, this is very okay." Regina smiled and tucked her head under Emma's chin as her eyelids began to drop.
That's how the couple spent the next two hours until the water ran cold. The occasional contraction had interrupted Regina's slumber but she knew she was still in early labor and it would be a long road ahead.
Like she'd said: shit.
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