More Than She Wanted

-Unwanted Information

Even though this wasn't the way Regina planned on announcing her surprise pregnancy, she is fine with the secret being "out" in the open. She doesn't have to wear stupid cardigans or make excuses for herself anymore.

And not one of her family members have doubted how she got pregnant. Not one have wondered about anything, they have simply just accepted that Maleficent somehow got her pregnant with magic.

Tomorrow, Regina is having her first ever ultrasound, and she is beyond nervous about it. Maleficent has told her to calm down, but Regina can't. What if the baby is somehow affected by the magi? What if there's something wrong? What if there's no heartbeat? What if she's not even pregnant anyway? What if it's something else?

,,You really need to calm down. The stress isn't good for the baby," Snow White admonishes.

,,I know, but it's just hard to believe after I drank that potion."

,,That was the queen," Snow reminds her. ,,You are no longer one with her."

,,I know."

They are at Granny's, and Regina tries to eat a salad. And get used to the taste of tea. Tea! It seems impossible to give up coffee. Regina can't function without coffee, but coffee isn't good for the baby, so here she is. Drinking tea.

,,How's the morning sickness?" Snow asks and tilts her head.

,,Not great," Regina says and frowns.

,,I know how you feel. When I was pregnant with Emma, I couldn't keep food in me."

,,Are you sure that was because of the pregnancy, dear?" Regina says dryly. ,,As far as I recall, you were under a threat from an insane, vengeful queen."

Snow chuckles. ,,If it's any consolation, I was just as nauseous when I was expecting Neal."

,,Zelena was threatening you."

,,Oh right," Snow frowns. ,,They all blur together."

Regina can't really find the amusing part in it. Snow has never experienced a normal pregnancy. It seems a little unfair that Regina should.

,,Hey," Snow puts her hand over Regina's. ,,That was a long time ago, remember?"

Regina nods.

,,Now eat. Otherwise I'm gonna tell Maleficent!"

Regina is tempted to throw some halfhearted crass remark at the princess, but resists. It's nice that Snow worries about her.

,,Are you excited about the ultrasound tomorrow?"

Regina swallows a too large bite of salad. ,,Terrified."

,,Why?" Snow asks.

,,Because this is a completely new situation. What if something is wrong? What if I'm not even pregnant, what if…"

,,Okay, Regina stop. You are getting yourself worked up over nothing."

,,Wouldn't you do that if you were in my place? I just went from never being able to have children, to getting pregnant by magic."

Snow nods in a "good point" manner, and then she chuckles. ,,Have you thought about getting maternity clothes?"

,,Isn't that a bit soon?" Regina replies and raises an eyebrow. ,,I'm only eight weeks along."

,,I started showing at 9 weeks."

,,Wonderful. How am I supposed to get pant suits in the right size?"

Snow chuckles and then Emma shows up in the dinner. The blonde promptly sits down at Snow and Regina's table.

,,What are you guys up to?" she questions.

,,Regina is despairing over not being able to wear pant suits for 9 months," Snow says and flashes a grin.

,,What's so bad about pantsuits?" Regina shoots back. ,,They are sensible."

,,But not exactly built for pregnancy." Emma sniggers.

,,You're right. I didn't think of that before I went to bed with my wife," Regina quietly bites back.

Emma cackles. ,,I would so have enjoyed to see the look on your face when dr. Whale said you're pregnant."

,,You really wouldn't," Regina says dryly. ,,I yelled at him."

,,What?" Snow says and blinks. ,,Why?"

,,Well, first I thought he was joking, and then I thought he was accusing me of cheating on Maleficent."

Emma and Snow instantly protests loudly. ,,Nobody would accuse you of cheating, Regina!"

,,It's only a matter of time before someone does," Regina shrugs. ,,I am well aware how this looks from the outside."

Emma and Snow looks at her and shake their heads in unison.

Regina turns their attention away and asks Emma where Killian is, and Emma tells her that he's at the Sheriff's station. Nottingham has spent yet another night in jail, and Killian is giving him another stern talk-to.

,,I don't think that's gonna work," Regina observes casually.

,,Yeah, me neither," Emma says and shakes her head.

Then the door to Granny's opens once more, and Maleficent saunters in. Looking as smug as ever.

The dragon orders a coffee and then strolls over to Regina, Emma and Snow.

She gives Regina a very modest kiss and sits down next to her. Regina gives her a brief smile and then she proceeds to stare the dragon's coffee down. What she wouldn't give for a cup of coffee right now.

,,You can't have coffee, my dear," Maleficent says, and a little smile lurks in the corners of her mouth.

,,I know," Regina assures, but continues to stare at the coffee.

Emma and Snow chuckles.

,,I am allowed to look, aren't I?" Regina snaps.

,,Of course you are," Maleficent says. ,,Reminds me of a time not that long ago."

,,Meaning what?" Emma says and raises an eyebrow.

,,Well, let's just say, Regina was the coffee, and I was the one who couldn't have any of it."

Regina is tempted to clap a hand over her forehead, but Emma and Snow chuckles. ,,Did you use to stare a lot at Regina?" Snow inquires and grins.

,,All the time," Maleficent shrugs.

,,I'm not sure I like being compared to coffee," Regina scoffs and looks at Mal with flaring nostrils.

Maleficent chuckles. ,,Looked at you all the time, but couldn't have any."

Emma splutters.

,,I don't think that's appropriate." Regina deadpans.

,,Guess not," Maleficent shrugs. ,,But that was how I cooped. Until you got drunk."

,,You are never gonna let that go, are you?"

,,No," Maleficent assures and grins at her wife.

Regina sniffs and takes another sip of her tea. She's feeling nauseous again. Maybe she should just head home.

,,Are you feeling sick again?" Mal asks and cocks her head.

,,Yes. Thank you for asking."

,,Is there anything I can do for you?"

,,Not talking about it would be a great start."

Emma and Snow laughs. But Maleficent announces that she's gonna find some real food for Regina and heads up to the counter.

Regina watches as her wife orders something else than salad, and then nearly collides with nurse Ratched. The dragon and the underground nurse looks at each other, and Regina can sense that Mal is uncomfortable, maybe even embarrassed. Nurse Ratched, on the other hand, looks downright furious, and almost like she's gonna say something nasty to Maleficent. She doesn't however. Instead she just glares from Maleficent to Regina and huffs out a breath. And leaves the diner without her coffee.

,,What was that about?" Regina inquires when Maleficent returns to the table.

,,What was what about?" Maleficent replies.

,,The way she glared at you. And me."

,,I don't think she did that."

,,Yes she did."

,,No she didn't."

,,Yes she did! Stop trying to wriggle out of this one. What's going on?" Regina demands.

Maleficent bites her lip and fiddles with her hands in her lap, and it doesn't take long for Regina to make the connection. Her brown eyes widen and she sets the cup of tea on the table with a clatter.

,,No.." she stares at her wife who still looks quite uncomfortable with the situation.

Emma and Snow quickly understands what this is about, and Emma claps a hand over her mouth not to burst out laughing, and Snow blushes a deep shade of crimson.

,,You and nurse Ratched?!" Regina says disbelieving, and her nausea is getting worse by the second.

,,I had to do something while you were blundering around in Camelot and the Underworld!" Maleficent defends herself.

,,I was not blundering around. I was trying to safe my friends!"

,,And I was trying to save my sanity."

,,Oh god, I really didn't need to know that," Regina says and shakes her head. She desperately tries to push the image of Maleficent and nurse Ratched out of her head.

,,I was desperate I had to forget you somehow!"

,,I didn't know she ever left the hospital," Emma jokes, and Regina glares at her.

,,Well, apparently she did," the brunette says and grits her teeth.

,,Are you jealous?" Snow giggles.

,,Why on earth should I be jealous?" Regina bites back. But she really doesn't like the thought of Maleficent having been with anyone. Dammit. She is jealous.

,,Look, it meant absolutely nothing. We were just drunk."

,,Really?!" Regina says sarcastically. What an absurd thing to say.

,,It was just a one night stand, it didn't mean anything."

This time Snow claps a hand over her mouth, and Emma shakes her head.

Wow. Maleficent has said a lot of crap during the time Regina has known her, but this definitely takes the cake. ,,Sometimes I wish you could hear yourself talk," Regina says.

Then, and only then, Maleficent realizes what she just said. ,,I wasn't talking about you, I was just…"

,,Save it, dragon," Regina snaps and stands up. ,,I'm going home. I feel sick."

Regina walks across the diner and she hears Emma say "nice", to Maleficent, and Mal trying to explain herself. But Regina doesn't give a damn right now. All she wants is to go home, throw up, and possibly take a nap. And forget that she ever heard about nurse Ratched and Maleficent's drunken night together.

After fulfilling the tiresome task of throwing up, Regina ends up huddled together in a fetal like position on the couch. Waves of nausea is still coursing through her body, and she curses the morning sickness. But not the baby. Never the baby. How could she ever curse the baby? She already loves it, even though it's not quite there yet.

The baby's other mother and creator, though. She's less than pleased with Maleficent at the moment. Regina is very well aware that that's exactly what she said about what happened between her and Maleficent that night, but it's still hard to hear. Maybe that's exactly what Maleficent said about her after she left Regina that night. Maybe she continued to have random one-night stands after that. The thought of that actually hurts.

Stupid nonsense. Maleficent didn't have any one-night stands after her. At least that's what she told Regina.

Oh, god, she really is jealous. Jealous of something that ended a long time ago. Regina feels absolutely ridiculous for being jealous, but nevertheless, she is jealous. As in "look at my wife the wrong way and I will char you to a crisp"-jealous. Regina can't remember the last time she was this jealous. And jealous of nurse Ratched of all people. This pregnancy is definitely messing with her head.

Deep down, Regina knows it's utterly ridiculous to get so worked up, but she can't help it. She lets the jealously consume her just for a while, and thinks a string of less pretty thoughts about nurse Ratched before exhaustion takes her, and she's lulled off to sleep. Dreaming about bringing the Evil Queen out just one last time to give Nurse Ratched a good scare.

A good while later, Regina wakes up feeling sore all over from sleeping on the couch. She should have gone upstairs instead, she thinks to herself as she stretches her stiff joints. But the nap did do her some good. She now realizes how stupid she acted earlier. Storming out of the diner like a petulant child. How embarrassing. Maleficent must be so ashamed over her right now.

Speaking of Maleficent…

Regina turns around and yelps in surprise. Maleficent is kneeling by the couch, only inches from her face.

,,Fuck, Maleficent!" Regina yells and presses a hand over her heart. ,,Don't do that!"

,,I'm sorry, my dear."

Regina pushes herself up to a sitting position. ,,It's not nice to scare a pregnant woman like that."

,,My deepest apologies, my beauty, but I wanted to make sure you were okay."

,,I'm fine. And I'm sorry I disappeared on you earlier. I shouldn't have done that."

,,You're pregnant. You can do whatever the hell you want do to."

,,Being pregnant isn't an excuse to act crazy in public."

,,You didn't act crazy. I was being tactless. I should have chosen my words with greater care."

,,Forget about it," Regina dismisses and rises from the couch. ,,I was being oversensitive. And jealous."

,,Really?" Mal says and a little smile lurk in the corners of her mouth. ,,You were jealous?"

,,Yes," Regina admits. ,,Very much so in fact."

,,I thought I was the jealous one."

,,I thought so too. This pregnancy is messing with me," Regina says a little embarrassed.

Mal laughs and wraps her arms around her waist and rests her hands on her stomach. ,,Don't be embarrassed, my diamond. You are quite sexy when you're jealous."

,,There is nothing sexy about making a scene in public."

,,You're only saying that because you have no idea how long I have been dreaming of you making a scene over me."

,,You're embarrassing me again," Regina sighs and puts her hand over Mal's.

,,Please don't be embarrassed. You're fine. You're lovely," Maleficent assures and gives Regina a sweet kiss on the cheek.

,,I think you are overdoing it. I probably scared half of the diner."

,,Of course you didn't. well, Emma and Snow thinks we're about to get a divorce but.." Mal teases and Regina scrunches up her nose.

,,Maybe I should tell them that the divorce is cancelled then."

,,Can't that wait until later?" Mal asks and gives Regina another kiss on the cheek.

,,I guess it can," Regina says slowly. ,,Is there something you want to do?"

,,Well," Mal drawls and plays with the zipper on Regina's dress.

,,Seriously?"

,,Let's just say that seeing you jealous is incredibly arousing for me."

,,Well," Regina chuckles and waggles her eyebrow at Mal. ,,Lead the way then, dragon."

And Maleficent is more than willing to lead as she grabs Regina's hand and drags her in the direction of the bedroom..

The two sorceresses easily kills a few hours in the bedroom, and by the time they finally decides that enough is enough, the sun is low on the sky, and Regina registers something:

,,I'm starving," she announces and tries to de-tangle her legs from the sheets.

Maleficent chuckles. ,,Well, in that case we better get some food in you. Before the baby grows impatient."

Regina finally frees her legs from the sheets and stands up. Maleficent's eyes roams over her naked body, and the blonde smirks at her.

,,I think someone is starting to show."

Regina glances down over her body. ,,I don't think so."

Maleficent stands up and wraps an arm around her waist. ,,You are definitely starting to show."

,,No I'm not. It's too early," Regina dismisses and uses a bit of magic to redress. ,,The only thing I'm showing right now is a muffin top."

,,What the hell is a muffin top?" Maleficent questions as she redresses herself and fiddles with her tie.

,,Never mind," Regina says and sighs.

Once dressed and done up, the two sorceresses return to Granny's. Regina has an unbearable craving after pie, so Mal kindly offers to fetch her a piece.

It's obvious that the dragon still feels guilty, even though they already made up (several times), and Regina knows that she should say something to calm her irrational fears, but she is just too damn hungry. She more or less shoves bite after bites of pie down.

,,What?" she questions in between bites.

,,Your appetite is changing."

,,Perhaps. But it is a very good pie," Regina shrugs.

,,Can I taste?"

,,Sure," Regina says and scoops a bit of pie up on her fork. She doesn't waste time on handing the fork to Maleficent, she simply holds it out and allows the dragon to eat the bite of pie directly from the fork.

Good god, they really are a cliché.

,,You're right," Maleficent nods as she chews. ,,It is a good pie."

,,Yes it is." Hopefully no one saw Maleficent eating the pie from her fork.

Who's she kidding, this is Storybrooke, nothing is ever private.

,,Hey!" Emma says and pops her head up from a nearby booth, and Regina groans quietly.

,,Hello, Emma."

,,Hi!" this time it's Snow who pops her head up.

,,Hello to you too, dear."

Maleficent chuckles and rubs Regina's arm. ,,I'll fetch you some tea."

The dragon heads for the counter, and her seat is instantly taken by Emma who shamelessly sits down next to Regina. Snow takes the seat on Regina's other side.

,,So, I guess the divorce is cancelled?" Emma asks cheekily.

,,Whatever gave you that impression?"

,,Considering that you just fed her pie with your fork, I'd say there's a fair chance you're staying together," Emma observes without batting an eye.

Of course they saw that. Of course they did.

Regina doesn't comment on it.

,,Maleficent looked like a kicked dragon after you left!" Snow says and chuckles a little. ,,What happened?"

,,What happened is that I don't like to hear about my wife's escapades before we got together," Regina dryly sums up.

,,You were jealous." Emma says, and it's more a statement than a question.

,,Yes." Regina says plainly. ,,I overreacted. I had a momentarily breakdown. But I'm fine now. And Maleficent is fine."

,,Just like that?" Snow says.

,,I apologized and she apologized. We made up, alright?"

,,Exactly how did you make up?" Emma smirks and her eyes sparkles mischievously.

Regina nearly chokes on piece of pie. ,,I really don't think that's any of your business, Swan."

,,Anyway," Snow says and shoots her daughter a stern look. ,,I'm glad you two are not fighting anymore."

,,They were fighting?!"

Henry has arrived in the diner and made his way up to their table without any of them hearing. And now he's watching his mother with wide eyes.

,,Are you and Maleficent fighting?!" he asks completely shocked.

,,No, god forbid it," Mal says as she returns to the table. With Regina's tea.

,,Were you guys fighting then?" Henry demands and continues to look from his mother to Maleficent.

,,We had a… minor discussion," Regina says. ,,No reason to look so alarmed, sweetie."

,,What were you arguing about?" Henry asks and raises an eyebrow.

Maleficent looks uncomfortable again.

,,Nothing major," Regina assures. ,,Nothing that matters."

,,So you're still.. cool?" the teenager asks worriedly.

,,We are still very cool," Maleficent grins. ,,Right, Regina?"

Regina nods in affirmative and Henry looks unbelievably relived. Then the teenager walks over to a nearby booth where Violet is waiting for him.

,,Look at him being all worried about you," Emma chuckles.

,,I think he's a little overprotective," Regina shrugs.

,,And you being pregnant hasn't helped, has it?" Snow says softly.

,,No," Regina says. ,,But hopefully he'll dial it down a little."

Maleficent looks like she's deep in thoughts about something. She frowns and her brows are knitted together from concentration.

,,A penny for your thoughts?" Regina says and takes a sip of her tea.

,,I'm not sure I want to tell you. I don't want to see you storm out of the diner again."

,,Very funny. Spit it out, Maleficent."

Maleficent crinkles her nose and cocks her head. ,,Regina?"

,,Yes dear?"

,,Do you have any idea what nurse Ratched's first name is?"

Regina completely chokes on her tea and splutters it everywhere. She's still coughing when she croaks out: ,,What?! How drunk were you?!"

,,Drunk enough, apparently," Emma observes quietly.

Maleficent suddenly snaps her fingers and looks like she just had an epiphany. ,,So that's why she got angry. Now I remember!"

,,Remember what?" Regina coughs and waves her hand to make the evidence of her tea-disaster disappear.

Maleficent lowers her voice. ,,I said the wrong name."

,,Probably not the wisest thing to do." Regina observes dryly.

,,If you don't know her name, what did you call her?" Snow sniggers.

Maleficent looks a bit ashamed and gives Regina a little, confounded, smile.

It's quite lucky that Regina didn't take another sip of her tea, because that little gem would probably have made her spit it out again.

Emma bursts out laughing, and Snow tries to muffle her laughter behind her hand.

,,Well, I guess there's a compliment in there somewhere." Regina says dryly.

,,My brain went places," Maleficent admits with a little, crooked smile.

,,Of course it did."

To Be Continued..