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Be patient regals!

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A month later and things had fallen into a routine. Regina, after contemplating all her options regarding adopting a child, decided that Emma and Kathryn were right, and that right now a new baby would upset not only their work schedules but also the boys, who were now used to it being just the three of them. Ezra had started opening up more to new people as his interaction with his nanny made him more willing to try with other people too. The first time was at a birthday party at one's of Colin's friends. It didn't go as well as both mothers would have wanted but he had managed not to cry or throw a tantrum. The second time he met with new people was some of Emma's colleagues along with their kids; Ezra played happily with both of them and made new friends too. As for Ashley; he had fallen in love with her and she was his most favorite person and more often than not he would cry when she was due to leave. Seeing the bonding between these two,Regina promoted Ashley from two to five times a week. In that way Regina had more time for herself and for the other two kids, especially Colin who was the middle child and sometimes felt neglected. After Emma's heart-to-heart with Jane they decided that they needed to keep it profession. They managed so for the first week but after seeing Jane with other males at work, trying to hit on her, Emma was finding it very hard to keep her jealousy at bay. And finally Regina's and Emma's relationship was having some ups and down's lately. Their sex life was non-existent as sometimes Emma wasn't interested, something that Regina found extremely odd, and sometimes Regina would be too tired. On top of that they would often fight over small things such as who would drive the boys to their practices or about healthy or non-healthy food for dinner. However, these fights never bothered any of them since it was normal for a married couple to fight and therefore hadn't given much thought to solving whatever problems they might have.

It was a normal day, much like the others and Emma had just stepped into the firm. She had a court day and after winning a rather difficult case she found the need to speak with the other blonde, since she had helped her with this particular case, and she wanted to include her in the celebration. She was outside the blonde's office and after knocking twice, both times with no answer, she decided to open the door and check Jane wasn't working with her headphones in or something. Inside the office was empty and there was no traces of Jane's personal belongings anywhere at the room so Emma assumed that the blonde must have not come to work today. Wanting to confirm such assumption, she visited the neighbor office; Mr Gold's. Repeating the actions that she did on Jane's door and after his permission Emma opened the door to find Gold talking into his phone. Waiting a few moments, he ended his call, and turned to give his full attention now to Emma.

''Good morning Emma and congratulations on your big win. Your father told me everything after talking to you. Despite knowing how difficult case this was, I knew you would make it work!'' Gold exclaimed as he stood up to congratulate Emma.

''Uhm thank you very much Bobby but I believe some credits must be given to Jane too. Without her assistance I couldn't have made it. Actually I just stopped by her office to tell her the good news but she was nowhere to be found. Any idea where she is?'' She asked trying to sound nonchalant but deeply really wanting to know where her boss/friend/sort of sex buddy was.

''She called in sick. Something about food poisoning I'm not sure, she was very unwell, she couldn't even speak.'' he sighed his voice clearly worried.

''Oh no, I hope she gets well soon. Anyway since I'm not needed here I thought about leaving earlier. Unless you have something for me?''

''No, it's okay, you've worked really hard; you deserve the afternoon off. Again congratulations Emma!'' Gold said once before picking the phone again, dismissing Emma.

As Emma stepped out of Gold's office she was met with her brother and father both wearing the signature Swan's grin. Before Emma could tell anything though, both men engulfed her in a huge hug, squeezing the air out of her lungs in the process.

''I can't breathe.'' Emma squeaked and both man took a step back.

''Congrats dude!'' Nate exclaimed as he punched lightly Emma on the shoulder. Emma gave him a glare but the grin on her face indicated that no harm was done.

''Congratulations Emma, I'm so proud of you.'' David boasted like the proud father he was.

''Relax guys it's not like I invented the wheel,'' Emma joked ''But thank you anyway, since you both kinda helped with the case.''

''You know that we wouldn't have let you struggle alone.'' David interjected. ''But you should also thank Jane; she did help you way more than us.''

''Υeah I know, I was hoping to catch up with her but she called in sick.''

''And that's my fault'' Nate said wincing a little. At Emma's confused look he elaborated; ''I took her for dinner last night at a new restaurant downtown. We tried some bad seafood and well I was more resilient than her I guess.'' He said guiltily.

''And how did that come up? The dinner I mean?'' She asked nonchalantly.

''It was on completely friendly grounds actually. Ι had nothing better to do, she was on the same page so I asked her out. She's really fun but I could see she's smitten with someone else. She was looking at her phone all the time and when I asked her about this person she said it was complicated.''

''Maybe it is complicated.'' Emma agreed ''Anyway I should get going. I'll see you guys tomorrow.'' Emma waved both the Swan's goodbye before leaving the firm.

Since Emma had the rest of the day free and the house would probably be empty, she decided to visit a certain blonde. Firstly she made a quick stop at the diner across the street to buy a soup for Jane and a burger for her and after doing so she drove towards the other's blonde house.

Twenty minutes later Emma was outside Jane's apartment; one hand holding the takeout while the other ringing the bell. A few moments later the door opened revealing a very grumpy and clearly only recently awake Jane. She was wearing red pajamas with teddy bears on them, her hair in a messy bun and barely on her face her black-rimmed glasses.

''Don't.'' Jane said grumpily seeing the smirk at Emma's face.

''Good morning to you too princess.'' Emma teased and Jane gave her a death glare, making Emma burst into laughter.

''With those jammies it's kinda difficult to be scared of you.'' Emma snorted as she left the take out on the kitchen table where Jane had led them.

''I brought some soup. You look like you need some food.'' She looked pointedly.

''Thanks but I can't eat anything. My stomach is a mess.'' Jane growled plopping into a chair while cradling her head.

''So I've heard. How are you?'' Emma asked.

''I haven't stopped throwing up since last night. I'm gonna sue that bloody restaurant'' Jane croaked and Emma chuckled.

''Okay Mrs. 'I'm a badass lawyer'. Go lie on the couch while I'm heating up the soup.'' Emma instructed.

''Don't bother. Nothing's staying down.'' Jane said as she moved towards the couch.

''I'm a mother to three boys who literally eat everything that gets on their way. Food poisoning at our home is more frequent than a simple cold.'' Emma commented while pouring the soup into a bowl. She also found some bread, put the two of them on to a tray and moved at the living room.

''Somehow I don't find it difficult to believe.'' Jane joked and Emma laughed, putting the tray on the coffee table.

''Yeah well we like food. Especially the greasy kind.'' Emma said, passing the bowl to Jane's hands

''So, what do I owe this impromptu visit?'' Jane asked as she tentatively ate some of the soup.

''Well, as I'm sure you remember, today was court day for the Miller's case.'' Emma begun.

''And?''

''And I'm an amazing lawyer so of course… we won.'' Emma grinned smugly and Jane rolled her eyes.

''I also wanted to thank you for helping me with this one. So here I am with some soup and my general glowing demeanor; the perfect food poisoning cure.''

''Is that so?'' Jane asked raising an eyebrow.

''Do you think otherwise?'' Emma asked challenging the other woman to disagree with her.

''Well, Mr. Jones is quite handsome and Mr. Locksley, mmmm," she moaned, "Especially with that sexy British accent; he's a man who knows how to win a woman over.'' Jane teased.

''But you don't want a man, do you?'' Emma winked and moved closer to the other woman but a hand on her chest stopped her move.

''Emma'' Jane sighed. ''We can't. You can stay if you want but there will be no funny business.''

''You're right sorry.'' Emma apologised biting her lip. ''And I'd like to stay. The house is empty so going there will not be much to do.'' Emma said as she chucked off her shoes, making herself at home.

''How so?'' Jane inquired.

''Regina's at work, the boys at school and Bubbah will be with his nanny. What do you think we should do?''

''Movie?'' Jane suggested as she stood up to pick the remote control.

''Movie it is.'' Emma smiled and let herself fall back in the couch. Jane made a quick move to snuggle into the other woman so Emma nudged over to put an arm around her, and pulled the blanket towards her to cover them both. Jane pushed the button and the movie started to play.

Regina was at the clinic, examining a cat with a broken leg when her phone started to buzz. Apologising to the owner she removed her gloves and picked up her phone from her pocket. Seeing that the number was from the boys' school she answered immediately.

''Hello?'' Regina asked,million bad thoughts racing in her mind.

''Hello Mrs. Mills and sorry for interrupting but there has been an accident in which your son Colin was involed. We've also tried to call your wife but she didn't answer.''

''Colin?! What happened to Colin?''

''He was playing football and one of his teammates tackled him and as he fell he landed on his arm, spraining his wrist in the process. He's with the school nurse but we suggest that you visit a hospital for a better treatment.'' the principal said in a robot-like voice, indicating that she had repeated the same line many times in her career.

''Uhm…yeah, yeah I'm coming to get him. Please try to call my wife again and don't tell him anything about hospitals.'' Regina ordered as she exited the room, her patient still in there.

''As you wish Mrs. Mills.'' The principal said and Regina hung up without replying.

''Kathryn!'' She yelled once she stepped outside the examination room. Thankfully the blonde responded immediately to her friend's call as she emerged from her office.

''Regina what happened? Are you okay?'' Kathryn asked, her voice filled with concern.

''Colin sprained his wrist at school and I need to pick him up and take him to the hospital. Can you please take over my patient?''

Regina questioned, the panic evident in her voice. Kathryn stopped her from her spasmodic moves and ordered her to take deep breaths.

''Regina breath. Colin is okay, and if you march into the school acting like this you're going to scare him.'' Kathryn said soothingly.

''He really hates hospitals'' Regina whispered.

''I know but he has to go. Now, are you able to drive or should I tell Jeff to take you there?''

''No I'm okay. Thank you Kat and I'll call you once everything's okay.'' Regina said and grabbed her belongings. She looked once again towards Kathryn to calm her nerves and left the clinic.

On her way to the school Regina had tried to call Emma at least three times but to no avail. Cursing Emma for not picking her phone at such an important moment, Regina pulled her car over at the school's parking lot, exiting quickly out of it and running towards the school's entrance. With a faculty's member help Regina was bursting inside the nurse room without knocking. Upon doing so, she was met with her son lying on a hospital bed, his arm in a makeshift cast to keep it in place.

''Mommy.'' Colin sniffed and Regina quickly ran by his side.

''I'm right here baby.'' Regina reassured him, kissing his hair.

''Where's mom?'' Colin asked and Regina winced. It was true that at moments like these, Emma was better at handling such situations as she was calmer than Regina. She would also make some jokes to lighten the boys' moods thus why the boys always wanted her.

''She's at work honey, but I'll call her again. But now I want you to stay calm as we have to go to the hospital okay?'' Regina asked calmly but at the word hospital Colin had already started crying. Regina sighed and hugged her baby boy. She picked up her phone and tried calling her wife again but she didn't answer. Cursing Emma one more time, she asked Colin.

''Mama's really busy Colin. Would you like Henry to come with us instead?''

Colin nodded his head as Henry was the best alternative. Regina after that, informed the principal to excuse Henry from classes and the two Mills waited at the entrance of the school for him to show up. Two minutes later a very confused Henry appeared in front of them.

''Hey mom is everything okay?''

''Not really, Colin's probably sprained his wrist and we need to take him to the hospital to get check out.'' Henry winced at the word hospital, knowing his brother's repugnance for them.

''That's why he asked for you since your mother won't pick up her phone.'' Regina continued while moving towards the car.

''Okay, I'll try to call her on the way.'' Henry offered at the three Mills' entered the car.

Emma opened her eyes and looked around the room. Realizing that it was not her house she looked beside her to see Jane cuddled into her side. She thought that she must have fallen asleep during the movie. Yawning and stretching a little without wanting to disturb the other blonde she picked up her phone from the side table. Upon unlocking it she saw thirteen missed calls from Regina, four from Henry and two from the boys' school. Wincing mostly at the thirteen calls, she called her wife back but it went straight to voice mail.

''Fuck'' she hissed as she tried to stand up. The movement however woke up the other blonde who looked at her quizzically.

''What happened?'' she asked, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

''We fell asleep and my wife called me thirteen times, so whatever she wants it's bad.'' She sighed but continued ''How are you feeling?''

''After the soup and the much needed nap I feel much better. Thank you for staying with me.'' Jane said sincerely.

''You're most welcome.'' Emma smiled. ''But I should go. Regina's going to kill me.''

''Alright.'' Jane stood up to escort Emma to the door. She opened the door and the both of them stood there for a few seconds.

''Again. Thanks for everything.'' Jane smiled at the blonde and Emma blushed

''Right. I'm going. Have a nice evening Jane.'' Emma said, kissing Jane's cheek and leaving the apartment.

Emma drove faster than usual in order to get home as quickly as possible. All the missed calls in combination with the fact that Regina was now not answering her phone had Emma on edge. Arriving at her house, she parked her car and sprinted towards the door. Once she opened the door she noticed that nothing was out of the ordinary. In fact Henry was in the living room playing video games, Ezra on the floor coloring and Colin on the other couch eating a big bowl of ice cream. When her eyes fell on Colin she noticed a big cast starting from his elbow and ending around his fingers.

''What happened?'' She asked, and all the boys' turned to face their mother.

''I broke my wrist!'' Colin exclaimed and Emma wondered why the boy was so happy. The answer however came quickly. ''Mom said that I don't have to go to school tomorrow!'' He grinned and continued to eat his ice cream.

''What? How did that happen?'' She questioned as she sat beside her injured son hugging him carefully and kissing his head.

''We were playing football and Tom tackled me. I didn't want my face to get hurt so I put my arm up to protect me. We were calling you to come to the hospital but you weren't answering. Where were you mom?''

''Yes where were you mom?'' Regina repeated her son's question as she entered the living room holding a tray with four plates with burgers. She passed the first one to Colin and left the tray to the coffee table for the others to take.

''I'm so sorry but I was at work.'' Emma lied.

''Unlikely. I called the office and Ariel said that you left earlier today.'' Regina said nonchalantly not looking at Emma. Instead she pulled Ezra onto her lap and helped him with his burger. Emma cursed herself for this miscalculation and tried to evade the question.

''So what did the doctors say?'' She asked and Colin was ready to reply when Regina's voice cut him off.

''Emma a word in the kitchen please.'' She demanded more than asked. She stood up, let Ezra take her place and walked towards the kitchen. Emma sighed and quickly followed her wife.

''Sorry'' Emma apologised.

''I don't want your sorrys Emma and I don't want to know where you've been. I don't care honestly. But I needed you Emma and you weren't there. No, Colin needed you and that's even worse. He was crying the whole way to the hospital and neither I nor Henry could calm him. You know how he feels about hospitals and how he wants you to tell him jokes and to ease his nerves! And I was panicking seeing him in pain and I didn't know how to handle it. And. You. Weren't. There.'' Regina said jabbing her finger at Emma's chest, her eyes red with anger.

''I said I was sorry Regina. I didn't know what had happened.'' Emma defended.

''Oh so you thought it was better to ignore it than answer it. Nice job Emma.'' Regina hissed

''Gina-''

''No! You know what? I'll sleep in the guest room tonight.'' Regina said already exiting the room.

''Come on Regina don't act like that!'' Emma raised her voice as she followed her wife to the living room.

''How am I supposed to act Emma? Say that everything's okay? Our son was in pain and I was freaking out and you were nowhere!''

''And I said that had I known what was going on I'd absolutely have been at the hospital with you guys!''

''Except you were who knows where. You know what? I'm going to bed. Put the boys to sleep.'' She said, climbing the stairs to the upper floor.

Sighing Emma turned her head to see all the boys looking at her. Henry stood up, clearly angry and shook his head. He passed over Emma and tried to climb the stairs but Emma's voice stop him midway.

''Not you too, Hen.''

''Mum's right. You fucked up.'' He said in a low voice.

''Okay that's enough. You won't talk like that in front of your brothers.'' Emma warned him.

''I don't care!'' He shouted.

''Henry David Swan-Mills, do not raise your voice at me!'' Emma shouted equally loud. At Ezra's crying both stopped. Regina listening to all the commotion exited the guest room. She gave both of them a death glare and went downstairs to calm Ezra and take him upstairs with her.

''I'm going to bed.'' Henry announced and climb the rest of the stairs. Regina with a distressed Ezra on her hands followed suit and went upstairs too, leaving Emma looking at both of them as they retreated. When they were all out of sight, Emma turned to the living room and sat next to Colin who seemed oblivious to the situation as he was happily munching his burger.

''I'm not going to school tomorrow!'' He announced once again, giving her a toothy grin. Emma laughed at her son's silliness and she scooted closer to him hugging him tightly.

''I'm sorry for leaving you alone lil' man.'' Emma apologised kissing his hair.

''It's okay mama. I forgive you.'' Colin said sincerely, his brown eyes looking at Emma's.

''You're the best boy in the world.'' Emma told him as she tickled his tummy earning a laugh from the boy.

''And since you were such a brave boy, how about going upstairs and sleeping with me today? We'll play video games and since you have no school tomorrow we'll sleep later than usual. How about that?''

The boy jumped in her lap and hugged her even tighter in response.

After that both Swans cleaned up the mess at the living room and kitchen, locked the front door and went upstairs to Emma's and Regina's bedroom.