More Than She Wanted

-Happy Birthday Maleficent part II:

,,Let's make a deal, sweetheart."

,,What kind of deal, dragon?"

,,Never wait three months again."

Regina chuckles at that. ,,I agree."

,,Is it just me, or was that incredible good?" Maleficent inquires hoarsely.

,,That was incredibly good," Regina agrees and declares that, that right there had been some of the best sex she ever had. Obviously, sex with Maleficent was never boring in anyway, quite the contrary, but this had had a whole new kind of fire. Maybe because they had waited for it so long.

,,I got rid of some stress," Maleficent says and sniggers.

,,Yeah, so did I." Regina rolls on to her back and exhales deeply. This really gave her a much needed boost of energy. She feels like she can conquer the world or something like that. And Maleficent clearly feels the same, because she roars and the sound is very dragon like.

,,Please don't turn into a dragon right now," Regina warns. ,,I don't have time to clean up after it."

,,I could need to stretch my wings after this, my darling," Maleficent teases. ,,Or maybe I just need a shower."

,,Mmm, an ice cold one," Regina sasses.

,,That would probably be a good idea. I think my ego is a bit overinflated at the moment."

,,How nice to hear you admit it for once," Regina says and rubs Maleficent's leg with her foot.

,,Cut me some slack, dear. Seven is impressive. Even for me."

,,Well what can I say," Regina shrugs. ,,Three months is a long time, and I needed it."

,,So did I."

,,Alright," Regina pulls her legs out of tangled sheets. ,,I need a shower."

,,And I need a nap," Maleficent says plainly.

,,So I have in fact tired the dragon," Regina teases and stands from the bed.

,,Just a little." Maleficent admits.

,,You take a nap then. But be awake and showered when I come home with the babies, alright?"

,,You're collecting our children now?" Maleficent questions and smiles.

,,Yes I am. I miss them."

,,So do I," Mal says and smiles broadly. ,,But I have to admit that I didn't think much about them the past two hours."

,,And now you sound like a terrible mother," Regina teases and slips into a bathrobe.

She leaves the bedroom and heads into the bathroom. A quick look in the mirror tells her that her eyes sparkles, her cheeks are flushed, and her hair is completely mussed up. Some morning that had been. They should definitely have more long mornings like this one. Regina can't remember the last time she screamed so much.

A quick shower later, it occurs to Regina that she's running late. Damn it. She promised Snow to be there at one exactly. And now it's twenty minutes past. Why is she always running late, she asks herself as she quickly redresses in a cream colored blouse and a black skirt.

Hopefully Emerald and Amelia are still fast asleep. Regina yells a quick goodbye to Mal and warns her to be dressed and done up once she gets back. Maleficent doesn't answer. She's probably asleep already.

Regina quickly puts on her coat and leaves the mansion. The weather is still a bit cold even though some of the snow has melted away. She's looking forward to spring. Heavens know it's difficult to push a stroller through the snow.

As she walks, she notices that she's a little.. sore between her legs. So the prolonged morning in bed came with a price after all. Oh well. This is a price she's more than willing to pay. They should definitely have more mornings like the one they just had.

Regina walks through Main Street and silently scolds herself for not taking the car instead. The weather is actually bloody cold, and all she wants is to get home, have lunch and curl up on the couch with her wife and their children.

God knows what possessed Snow and David to buy a place at the edge of the town. Sure, their apartment was getting cramped, but it's bloody insane to buy a place that far away. Even if it a big house.

She passes by Emma and Killian's place. The house is dark. The two sheriffs are probably at work right now. Work. Sometimes Regina misses her job as Mayor. Of course, nothing is better than being a mother, but once in a while, she catches herself missing the huge stacks of papers at the Town Hall. She and Mal haven't really discussed when she's going back to work, but probably when the babies are somewhere between six months and a year, and she doesn't breastfeed them anymore.

Speaking of breastfeeding, Regina gets a distinct feeling that her daughters are hungry, so she hurries the rest of the way to Snow and David's.

Regina doesn't have to knock more than once before the front door is opened by Snow.

,,Hi, Regina. Come in."

,,Thank you. Sorry about the delay," she says vaguely.

,,That's alright."

Snow doesn't comment on it, bless her. Sometimes she's actually not that bad, Regina thinks to herself.

Snow shows her into the living room where David is sitting on the couch. With Amelia and Emerald in his arms.

Regina can't help but smile a little at that sight. Prince Charming, her former enemy cradling her babies in his arms and looking at them like they are the most wonderful little creatures in the world. Which they are.

,,Hello there," Regina says softly not to wake up the babies. David's head snaps up. looks like the babies aren't the only ones who's nodding off.

,,Oh hey, Regina. Are you here to steal these little dragons from me?" he quips.

,,Afraid so." Regina sasses.

,,What a shame," Killian says as she emerges from the kitchen. ,,They've been having such a nice time here."

,,Yes, I'm sure they have. What are you doing here, pirate?"

,,Emma is feeling nauseous and wanted to be rid of me so.." Killian shrugs.

,,Sensible woman after all," Regina teases and resists the urge to snatch her babies from David's arms.

,,What have you been doing?" Killian asks and waggles an eyebrow at Regina.

Regina scoffs. ,,Go walk the plank, pirate."

Before Killian gets the chance to respond to that sassy remark, Amelia wakes up and begins to squirm and scrabble around after something to latch onto.

,,I think they're hungry," David observes as Emerald wakes up and starts to copy her sisters behavior. Both babies are now squirming and searching after their afternoon feed.

,,Yes, we better head back home," Regina says and David places the babies in her arms. Amelia and Emerald immediately coos and begins to squirm and search once more.

,,Alright, alright. Give it a rest, you two," Regina chuckles as she gives Amelia and Emerald a soft kiss each. The babies coo again.

,,Impatient," Snow observes with a broad smile.

,,Just a little. That can't possibly be from me," Regina quips. ,,They haven't been too much trouble, have they?"

,,Of course not. They've been an absolute dream," Snow gushes. ,,They really are wonderful children."

,,Yes they are," Regina quickly agrees as she places the twins in the stroller. ,,Thank you so much for taking care of them."

,,It was our pleasure," Snow assures. ,,If you ever need a babysitter again, please let me know."

,,I will," Regina says and looks down at her impatient babies in the strollers. ,,Alright little dragons. Let's go home and see what your mother is doing, hmm?"

She thanks Snow and David again and then turns to Killian:

,,Unpleasant as always, pirate."

,,Likewise, Madam Mayor," Killian assures, and then they both chuckle.

,,By the way, did Neal by any chance forget his teddy bear at your place the last time he was there?" Snow asks as she opens the front door for Regina.

,,Possibly. I'll check when I get home."

,,Thank you. Give my best to Maleficent."

,,I will."

And with that Regina leaves Snow and David's house with her little baby dragons.

Both babies are quite impatient when they get home, so Regina decides to nurse them at once. She settles down on the couch with Amelia and Emerald in her arms. As soon as she unbuttons her shirt both babies latch on and drinks eagerly. Regina leans back and closes her eyes. She's more than a little tired after the intense morning she and Mal had. But they needed it, and now they are most definitely back on track.

Regina is talking softly to her children when she hears footsteps. And then Maleficent shows up in the living room. The dragon smiles broadly at the sight of Regina with their children.

,,Hi there," she says softly and runs her fingers through Amelia's dark hair. And then through Emerald's golden locks.

,,I see you managed to shower and get dressed while I collected our children," Regina says mildly impressed. Mal is indeed dressed in a knee long black dress with tiny straps.

,,Sometimes I happen to be quite effective," Maleficent quips and runs her fingers through her children's hair again and again.

,,You look beautiful," Regina says unsolicited.

Maleficent's lips curl up in a smile at the unexpected compliment. ,,Thank you, my darling. I'll have you know that I chose this especially for you."

,,I'm sure you did," Regina sniggers. ,,Do you mind finding the little box I left in my coat pocket? I can't very well get up right now."

Maleficent quickly stands up and searches through Regina's coat pockets. It doesn't take her too long to find the little, black box.

,,Here you go," Mal says and hands Regina the box, but Regina shakes her head.

,,It's for you, silly. It's your birthday, not mine."

,,I thought you already gave me a present," Maleficent grins, and Regina rolls her eyes.

,,I figured an actual present would be quite appropriate. Just open it."

Mal quickly opens the little box and looks down at the golden bracelet resting on the velvet. She picks up the jewelry and Regina notices that her fingers tremble a little. Regina finally settled on a bracelet. She knows it's not much, but it was the only thing she could come up with at that point.

,,You had it engraved for me," Maleficent observes with a quiet whisper.

,,Indeed," Regina nods. She had considered many, many things to have written on the bracelet. Something that summed up her love for Maleficent, but still was kept short and simple, and finally she had landed on:

"My dragon. Always.

All my love,

Regina."

Maleficent is quiet for so long that Regina for a second fears that she doesn't like the present, but then she hears a sniffle, and the brunette's head snaps up at the sound. Maleficent's eyelashes are glistening with tears.

,,Are you crying?" Regina asks completely perplexed.

,,Yes, I think I am," Maleficent says and wipes her cheeks.

,,Alright. I was... not expecting that." Regina says and shakes her head in amazement. Maleficent never cries. Not ever. She always makes a big deal out of being a great and terrible dragon. And yet here she is. Crying over a birthday present.

,,Neither did I. Took me completely by surprise," Maleficent says and gives Regina a watery smile.

,,So I take it that you like your present."

,,No. I love it," Maleficent says quietly. ,,Put it on for me?"

Amelia and Emerald has fallen asleep against her chest, so Regina urges her wife closer, and Mal stretches her arm out towards Regina.

Regina gently closes the bracelet around Mal's slender wrist, and Maleficent twists her wrist to enjoy the sight.

,,It suits you," Regina nods. ,,I chose it well."

,,You most certainly did, my diamond." Maleficent's voice is still trembling and her eyes are a bit glassy.

,,For the record, it wasn't my intention to make you cry," Regina says and raises an eyebrow. ,,I was hoping for a smile."

Maleficent immediately flashes her a slightly watery smile, and a: ,,I love you."

,,I love you," Regina assures and gives Mal's hand a gentle kiss. ,,I would kiss you properly, but our children are currently fast asleep on me."

Maleficent sniggers. ,,Let them sleep. And stay exactly where you are while I make us some lunch, alright?"

,,Alright," Regina sniggers. ,,I thought it was your birthday, not mine."

,,Birthday or not, I can make lunch for my wife if I want to," Maleficent sasses.

The little family spend a nice, quiet afternoon cuddled up on the couch, watching old movies and of course bickering. In the middle of the movie, Lily calls to wish her mother a happy birthday. When the sky darkens and the twins are fast asleep, they decide to have dinner at Granny's. So they bundle up the babies in several layers of clothing and little, knitted hats with something that's supposed to look like dragons ears. The babies are placed in the double stroller, and the little family leaves the mansion.

Maleficent loosely drapes her arm around Regina's shoulder as they walk and push the stroller together. Regina responds by snaking her arm around her wife's waist.

Mal gives her shoulder a little, gentle squeeze, and Regina flashes her a warm smile.

They quickly reach Granny's Diner, and Maleficent, still bound by her traditions, gallantly helps Regina out of her coat. They slide into a booth, and Mal choses to sit next to her for once, instead of across the table. The dragon promptly wraps an arm around the brunette, and Regina rests her head against her shoulder. To hell with being a cliché or corny. This amazing woman next to her is her bloody wife, and Regina feels so incredible lucky to have her. To have all of it. Their children. Thank god for Whiskey.

,,I love you." She quietly tells the dragon.

,,As I love you, my darling," Maleficent says gently and presses a light kiss to the top of her head.

,,Well, well. If it isn't the birthday girl."

Regina and Maleficent looks up. Zelena has quietly slid into the booth without their knowledge, and now the redhead is sitting across them and grinning.

,,Good evening, Zelena." Regina says a bit sharply. Not because she's embarrassed over being caught in a tender moment with her wife, but because the tender moment was interrupted.

,,Evening, little sis," Zelena drawls. ,,Mind if I join you?"

,,I think you already have, dear," Regina snips, and Mal chuckles and gives her shoulder another squeeze.

Zelena turns her attention to Maleficent. ,,Happy birthday."

,,Thank you."

,,Tell me," Zelena says and taps her fingers against the table. ,,Have my sister celebrated you good and properly?"

Regina glares at her sister and secretly wants to kill her.

,,Of course she has. Your sister and the babies are the best present a lonely dragon could have hoped for," Maleficent says and flashes Regina a beaming smile.

,,How sickening," Zelena says and scrunches her nose up.

Regina doesn't get a chance to murder her sister before they are interrupted anew.

,,Happy birthday, Maleficent," Emma says as she sits down next to Zelena and rubs her growing stomach.

,,Thank you, Savior."

,,Good day?" Emma questions.

,,A lovely day," Maleficent assures without giving too much away.

,,So you did manage to find a present after all?" Emma asks Regina.

,,Of course she did," Mal says and stretches out her wrist to let Emma have a closer look at the bracelet.

But of course, Zelena has to take it a step further and reads the inscription on the bracelet aloud: ,,"My dragon. Always. All my love, Regina." "

,,An accurate description," Emma says and beams at Regina who shrugs.

,,It was the only thing I could think of."

,,We weren't allowed to call her your dragon a year and nine months ago," Zelena remembers and grin.

,,It sounded stupid," Regina snips. ,,And it still does. I prefer the term "wife"."

Maleficent smiles.

,,We weren't allowed to call her your lover either."

,,Zelena!"

,,An accurate description as well," Maleficent says nonchalantly and adjusts Emerald's blanket.

,,Quiet," Regina growls, and Emma and Zelena sniggers.

The following day, right in the middle of a magnificent shrieking session from Amelia, Snow and David arrives to collect Neal's missing teddy bear. Maleficent is upstairs in the nursery where she tries to soothe the crying Amelia, so it's up to Regina to let the Charming's in and she invites them to sit down on the couch while she fetches the teddy bear.

She quickly retrieves the teddy bear from its hiding place on the floor in Henry's room. Neal must have left it there the last time he was there.

,,There you go, it was in Henry's room," Regina says and she hands the toy to Snow.

,,Thank you. I know a little boy who will be very happy," Snow smiles.

David shifts on the couch. ,,Yeah, he really can't sleep without Mr. Bear, and.. what the hell am I sitting on?!" he interrupts himself midsentence, and digs up something from behind him. The next second the prince blushes crimson and hands something to Regina.

,,I think this is yours. Or was yours, or..." the rest of the sentence dies on his lips, and Regina's eyes widens at the sight of her half-ripped blouse. She completely forgot all about that.

,,Thank you," she says tightlipped and tries to keep up her regal façade, a task that's somewhat difficult when Snow White is masking a laughing fit as a cough.

Of course, Maleficent emerges from the nursery with Amelia in her arms just in time to see Regina snatch the ripped blouse from David's grasp. The dragon tilts her head at the ruined blouse, and then her lips curl into a smirk.

Regina saunters past her wife and throws the ruined piece of clothing into the trashcan. There are certain things even magic can't fix.

,,Amelia is being fussy. I think I'm gonna take her for a little stroll," Mal says in a completely normal tone. But the smirk remains plastered on her face. There's no doubt that the dragon relishes in the memories from yesterday.

,,Yes, do that," Regina says just as nonchalantly and tries to pretend that David didn't just find a ripped blouse behind the sofa cushion.

Some birthday that had been.

To Be Continued..