Poison & Wine

Chapter 51

She was turned on. Emma could admit that. Her girlfriend was sexy as hell and in truth, the savior was around 40% horny whenever the brunette was around but there was something about the fact that Regina was carrying their baby that was really getting her going.

Her green eyes watched with desire as her true love rubbed lotion on her legs. It was a nightly routine of the mayor's and as a result, Emma's nightly routine became watching the performance.

With a coy smirk Emma said, "God you're sexy."

Regina chuckled and rolled her brown eyes. She'd heard that exact statement plenty of times while she was in this position and the savior always wanted the same thing. "If you want sex, dear, just say so."

The blonde laughed and crawled on their bed over to where Regina was and kissed the back of her freshly showered body. "I want sex."

"What a surprise." The former queen smirked. "You always want sex when I do this." She noted.

Emma shook her head against the clean skin. She snuggled her lover the best she could while she was laying down and the brunette was sitting up. "I don't want to have sex with you because of your erotic smelling lotion. I want to fuck you because you're my smoking hot girlfriend and we don't have to worry about me knocking you up more than you already are."

The mayor laughed. "You're an idiot."

"I can't help that. It's in my DNA." The sheriff teased as a grin spread over her face. "And you better get use to it, baby!" She playfully demanded. "Because half of my DNA is inside… there." She pointed to her girlfriend's stomach.

"Thankfully half of me is also in there." Regina commented as she finished up with her legs. "So hopefully this one is like me."

Emma scoffed. "Like the world could survive with two of you in the world." She smirked.

Regina turned to look at her and raised a dark eyebrow. "Oh, is that a shot at me, Miss Swan?"

With a giggle, the blonde shook her head. "What're you gonna do about it, your majesty?"

"I think someone needs to be punished." The older woman smirked before she stood up. "Don't move, Sheriff." She commanded and walked into the bathroom to put her lotion away.

Emma's smug expression grew as she watched hips sway away. "Make it quick, my Queen! Don't forget I have to get up at 5am with our son."

Emma blew her whistle to start the two boys on their suicides up and down the field. Chief and Boss ran to join them, going up and down the field like it was nothing. She watched the kids go back and forth for five minutes and they looked exhausted. She smirked at the sight.

"You're evil." Killian spoke as he reached his mate and handed her the cup of coffee she requested. Penny was at his side, but when she saw her brother's she took off to join them.

It was six in the morning on Saturday and his friend dragged him out of bed for his assistance on the day. He left his girlfriend sleeping peacefully at her apartment.

The blonde chuckled. "This isn't on me. Them two were the ones who wanted to get into a fight. I just offered up the weekend practice drills."

Hook huffed. "Like I said- Evil." He laughed.

"After this I'm taking him to get a haircut and installing his help in my proposal." Emma informed him.

The pirate smirked. "So you're finally getting the lad on board, yeah?"

"Yep." The savior nodded. "I know this sounds super old fashion, but I'm going to ask his permission to marry her."

Killian laughed. "You're right. That's quite the old fashion route, but I think it's the parents you're supposed to ask, not the child you share."

Green eyes rolled. "Well since both of her parents are dead I figured asking the kid would be the next of kin or whatever."

A dark eyebrow rose as a smirk overtook his face. "Technically your mother would be the next of kin since she was Regina's stepdaughter and all."

Emma's nose scrunched in disgust. "Ew. Please. I'd rather not think about the mother of my children being the stepmother of my own mom."

The pirate laughed. "I'm just stating facts, love."

"Anyways," The sheriff began to change the subject, "how are things on your relationship front?"

Killian watched as the tired boys ran their non-stop suicides, the three wolf hybrids playfully following. "They're better than they have been, but not perfect."

"Did you tell her you were moving out of the Jolly Roger?" The blonde asked.

Hook nodded. "Last night."

There was a smirk in his tone that made the savior nudge him with a grin of her own. "You get lucky?" She wondered.

"I don't kiss and tell, Swan." The man teased.

Emma laughed. "Not telling me says it all my dear friend." She smirked until the iconic IPhone ringtone started going off and her butt vibrated. She reached behind her and plucked the device out of her back pocket. A picture of her true love sleeping on her chest displayed on the screen. She slid to answer and brought it to her ear. "Good morning beautiful."

"Not so much." The mayor grumbled through the receiver.

The blonde covered the phone and looked at Hook. "Go make them do push-ups." She instructed him before turning her body and speaking into her phone. "What's wrong, baby?"

Regina groaned and sniffled. "I'm afraid the morning sickness Dr. Whale told us about has reared its ugly head."

Emma pouted at the weak voice her girlfriend was sporting. "Aw, baby." She found it adorable and yet she was saddened at the thought of the brunette's morning sickness. "I kinda wish I was there. This is the first time you've thrown up, isn't it?"

"Mhm." The former queen murmured through the phone. "But I'm glad you weren't here for it. Your child made me vomit for a good ten minutes."

The savior scoffed playfully. "My child? So when it does something bad it's solely mine?"

"Yes." Regina clarified.

Emma laughed. "Glad that's settled then." There was a pause. "Do you want me to come home and get you some soup on the way? Or Gatorade? Something to make you feel better?"

The older woman huffed but her tone was sweet. "It's just a bode of morning sickness, dear. I don't have the flu." She pointed out. "You have stuff to do today that needs to get done and this house is a mess so I'll catch up on that."

"You're sure there's nothing I can do?" The sheriff asked one more time. "I plan to drop the dogs off with you when I go to the kid's haircut. I could bring you something for breakfast?"

Regina thought about it. "If you insist on dropping the dogs off, fine. You can pick me up breakfast from Granny's." She didn't really feel like cooking anyways.

"Just name it." Emma smiled, more than happy to help.

"Get me that egg and hash brown sandwich you got the other day."

The blonde thought back to it. That was a delicious breakfast, but also one she expected her healthy salad-eating girlfriend to order. 'I suppose the pregnancy cravings are starting.' She thought to herself. "You mean the grilled egg and cheese hash brown sandwich with cooked ham on it?"

The mayor practically moaned at the mention of it. "That's the one."

Emma beamed and bit her lip to keep from laughing. "You got it, baby."

Several hours later Emma watched as both Killian and Henry sat in the barbershop in Fort George and got their hair trimmed. The engagement ring that the blonde picked up from the mansion while her girlfriend was downstairs devouring her breakfast sandwich was burning a hole in her pocket.

She was ready to tell her son and get the ball rolling. Her one year anniversary was four days away and they didn't have too long before the baby was born either. She didn't necessarily want to be married before then, but she wanted to at least be engaged. The word 'girlfriend' to describe her relationship with Regina didn't seem enough anymore. She wasn't sure 'fiancée' was even going to be enough of a word to describe them. Regina meant so much to her, to the point where Emma cared more about the brunette than she did herself, especially while the woman was carrying their second child.

Emma was thoroughly ready to be engaged, but before she proposed she needed to have a plan. She wasn't delusional though. She knew her girlfriend would catch on to something if the blonde went over the top on their anniversary so she had to keep things simple, but still amazing. Maybe she'd recreate their first date? She wanted to take her lover horseback riding when she thought about proposing weeks ago, but since she discovered the pregnancy the thought of being around horses just worried her.

The barber finished up with Henry's haircut and removed the chest cover from him. "All done." The old man said.

Henry looked in the mirror and his trimmed up shag. "Thank you." He told the man and walked over to where his birth mother was. "How's it look?" He asked her.

Emma smiled at him and ruffled the freshly shampooed and trimmed hair. "You're a stud, kid. Grace will like it." She winked.

The boy rolled his eyes, but the sheriff caught sight of his pink cheeks. He was blushing. "What are we doing after this?"

"We're going to get lunch and you're going to help me with something." The sheriff explained to her son.

Dark eyebrows furrowed as the child looked up at her. "What do you need my help with?"

Emma glanced to where Killian was still getting his hair cut and teased. "We'll be outside." She told the pirate and paid the barber for Henry's hair before she exited the shop.

Henry followed her while he was confused. His blonde mother was being tightlipped about something and he wanted to know what it was. "Mom, what's going on?"

When they reached the sidewalk, Emma dug into her jacket pocket and pulled out the ring box. "This." She opened it in front of her son and revealed the large diamond ring inside.

Brown eyes widened at the sight and his jaw dropped open. "No way!" He exclaimed and grabbed the box to look closer at the ring. "It's huge!"

Emma chuckled at his reaction. "It better be because it was expensive!" She informed him. "I want to ask your permission to marry your mom." While she felt slightly ridiculous for asking, a small part of her found joy in the way it sounded. She'd be marrying the other mother of her son and their second child.

Henry gave the sheriff a confused look again. "Why are you asking me? Shouldn't you ask her? Have you already asked her?"

The blonde shook her head. "No. Asking permission to marry someone before you propose is kind of the honorable thing to do. Usually you ask the person's parents, but you're the most important person in our life, kid."

"And both of mom's parent's are dead." He pointed out, feeling bad for his adoptive mother.

Emma nodded sadly. She knew Cora was important to Regina in her own messed up way and she'd also talked with her girlfriend enough to know how heartbroken she was over losing her father, regardless of the fact she was the one who personally took his life. "Yeah." She agreed. "But if you say I have permission I also need your help with the plan."

Henry beamed. "Like operation cobra but for your proposal?"

"Exactly." The savior laughed.

The boy eagerly nodded. "You have my permission. What's the plan?"

"It's undecided. We've got to brainstorm." Emma told him.

"Okay. We have to start with an operation name." The boy informed her. "We can't let mom figure out what we're doing."

The sheriff nodded. "Agreed. We can't even have her being suspicious."

Henry snapped his fingers. "I have the perfect name! Operation Yeti."

Emma was use to her son's need to name plans as if he were on a military mission. He picked the most random things to name them too. "Yeti sounds perfect. Way better than calling your little brother of sister Flubber. When Regina watches that movie, she won't be pleased you're calling the baby that." She chuckled.

The kid laughed with her. "Good thing we don't own it then." He smirked.

Hook exited the barber shop and posed for the two people on the sidewalk. "How do I look?"

Emma raised a blonde eyebrow at him. "You look exactly the same."

The pirate smirked. "Excellent. Why mess with perfection?"

Green eyes rolled. "Let's go eat lunch, I'm starving."

"Did you tell the lad yet?" Killian questioned her.

Henry flashed the ring box at him. "Yep! And I've got some big ideas!"

Regina was sweeping the foyer when the doorbell rang. She furrowed her eyebrows and looked at the clock on the wall. It was shortly after noon but she knew for a fact that her girlfriend was still out of town with their son and Killian so she couldn't imagine who would be knocking on her door. The dogs hollowed as they ran towards the door. She rolled her eyes at their protective nature. "Oh hush." She scolded them and waved them back as she opened the door.

Whatever she was expecting, it wasn't what she saw. Mary Margaret and Charming with little baby David Jr. in his stroller standing there with beaming grins on their faces.

Regina didn't even have to ask them. "Emma told you."

Snow went straight for a hug. "I'm so happy it's all out in the open now. It killed me to keep it from David." She confessed and held the woman tight.

The former queen didn't even move as the pixie haired woman embraced her. "Yes. It's quite nice. Why exactly are you here? Emma's out of town with Henry."

David smiled. His daughter had been nonchalant about the whole thing when she told them earlier that morning at Granny's. He was stunned and nearly in disbelief. But when he found out his wife had known before him, which made it a little easier to believe. "Emma said you two went to the doctor yesterday. Did everything go well?"

Regina opened the door all the way to let them in and ran a hand through her hair. Her and Emma had discussed how to tell the blonde's parents that she knew about the pregnancy. The mayor expressed how much she didn't want to be there for the hug fest and crying session and the savior decided to tell them solo.

Yet there Regina was, currently allowing the Charming's into her house to bask in the news of her pregnancy. She made a note to herself to call her girlfriend later and scold her for the lack of warning. "Everything went good at the doctor." She told the couple and went over to the foyer vanity, opening the drawer and grabbing the sonogram picture that was in there. "We got pictures."

Charming grabbed the photo from his daughter's true love and smiled. He felt his wife leaning against him to catch a look at it as well. "Wow." Was all the man could say.

Mary Margaret's green eyes filled with tears. "That's our baby's baby." She told her husband.

As ridiculous as Regina found the whole situation, she couldn't help but smile a little. She was happy to be carrying her girlfriend's child- excited even. Being apart of the Charming family wasn't exactly something that made her jump with joy, but she didn't loathe Snow White and David like she use to and she already found herself attached to little DJ.

"I'll be eight weeks along tomorrow." She told the couple and reached into the stroller beside the former bandit to grab the awake newborn. "Hey handsome." She brought him to her chest and hugged him. She had seen pictures of little infant Emma and she had to say that DJ resembled her.

Mary Margaret smiled at the mayor. "Emma told us. She also said you just started having morning sickness."

Regina nodded as she slightly rocked the baby in her arms to keep him content. "I did. It past though and now I'm cleaning."

Both David and Mary Margaret turned to look at her. "Cleaning?" The deputy questioned.

"You shouldn't be around any harmful chemicals right now, Regina." The schoolteacher told her.

Brown eyes rolled. "Thanks for your concern, but with everything that's happened lately I haven't had time to-"

"We'll clean for you." David suggested.

Regina shook her head. "No way." She chuckled sharply and kissed the baby's head before putting him back in the infant stroller. "I'm not any of your concern, Mr. Nolan. I'm a grown woman and I can handle things myself. I'm pregnant, not an invalid." She reminded them and stepped down the foyer stairs to the door and opening it wide for the couple.

Of course her daft animals thought that was their queue to go outside so they bolted and the mayor closed her eyes at their stupidity. It was a good thing she loved them.

"We don't mean to upset you." Mary Margaret told her sincerely as David picked up DJ's stroller and walked down the few steps while holding it.

Regina offered her a tight smile. "I know." And she did. While they annoyed her gravely, she knew their intentions were not to purposely upset her.

Emma was the same way sometimes. She treated Regina like she was breakable and while the former queen occasionally found it appealing she was often irritated by it as well. She didn't need to be treated so gently. She could handle it doing anything and everything by herself if she had to because she'd done it her whole life.

"Just know that we're here for you and we couldn't be more excited." Snow told her as she backed out of the door while Regina shut it in her face.

She left her dogs out in the yard and ran her hands through her dark hair as she made a beeline for her phone on the dining room table.

After a few rings her girlfriend picked up. "Talk to me, pretty lady."

The words were playfully and cute, but Regina had a bone to pick. "Oh no, Swan. You don't get to escape my scolding by attempting to sweet talk me."

"Scolding?" The sheriff sounded confused.

"Just take a guess on who visited me a moment ago." The older woman requested.

Emma took a moment to think until she gasped. "Oh no… my parents."

"That's right. Your meddlesome parents decided it was a good idea to come over and interrupt my cleaning day."

"I'm sorry. I should have warned you to be on look out. I told them about the baby this morning." The blonde explained.

Regina scoffed. "I gathered." She spoke with irritation. "But disturbing me wasn't the only thing they did. They also thought it would be a good idea to treat me like some bedbound elder woman who wasn't capable of lifting a finger." Through the receiver, the mayor heard laughter. "Where are you?"

"Lunch with Hook and the kid." Emma informed her.

"It sounds loud there." The mayor pointed out.

A small pause occurred. "It's a loud place." Emma explained. "Look baby, I'm sorry about my parents. I'll talk to them about being so overbearing."

"Yes. Please do, dear, because I will not allow the next seven or eight months to be filled with pregnancy tips from your mother." Regina told her with all seriousness.

"I will. Promise."

"Good. Before you come home, could you stop by the grocery store and get some popsicles?" The mayor asked, feeling shy. She had eaten three since breakfast. She told herself she'd only eat one but they were rather addictive.

Emma laughed through the phone. "Pregnancy craving hitting you today, babe?" She teased.

Brown eyes rolled playfully even though she knew her lover couldn't see. "I blame your child."

"I got you covered, baby. I'll be home in a couple of hours."

The brunette smiled. "Be safe. I love you."

"I love you too."

It was Wednesday morning, aka the morning of Henry's mothers' one-year anniversary. The alarm on the boys phone went off to alert him that it was five-thirty.

On Saturday him, Emma, and Hook all agreed on the plan for the sheriff's proposal. Henry was to sneak into his parent's room and wake up the blonde as quietly as possible so they wouldn't wake up Regina and they could make her breakfast in bed.

The couple was taking the day off and Killian offered to pick Henry up for school. Emma talked to her parents and they offered to watch Henry after school so the happy couple could celebrate their anniversary alone.

Henry crawled out of his crowded bed, groaning as Boss and Chief snoozed away despite him leaving. He tiptoed out of his room and when he looked up he saw his brunette mother leaving her bedroom.

They made eye contact and Regina raised an eyebrow. "What are you doing out of bed, young man?"

"Uh…" Henry struggled to come up with an excuse. "I had a bad dream?"

"Is that a question?" The woman asked her son.

The boy cleared his throat. "No?"

Regina walked closer to him and gave him the stern mom look. "What are you up to, Henry?"

He didn't want to ruin Operation Yeti, but if he didn't give his adoptive mother something then the whole plan would crumble. "Ma wanted me to wake her up to make you breakfast in bed." He revealed.

The mayor smiled softly at how in sync her and blonde were. "Well looks like I beat both of you to it." She told the boy and kissed his hair. "Go back to bed, honey. You have school in a couple of hours."

"Okay." He said simply but instead of going to his room, he headed to the rest room so he could stall. He at least needed to tell Emma that phase one of their plans was taking a detour.

He waited in the bathroom for several minutes before he knew it was safe and quietly went across the hall to his parent's bedroom. He saw his blonde mother sleeping peacefully on her stomach. He poked her through the thin sheet around her body.

Emma grumbled lightly and reached on her lover's side of the bed only to find she was gone. Her eyebrows creased together in confusion as she turned her head to see her son standing on the edge of her side. "Where's mom?" She asked him in a whisper.

"She's downstairs making you breakfast." The boy rushed out. "She beat us to it!" He complained.

The savior didn't seem all that heartbroken by the information. She actually chuckled sleepily and stretched her limbs. "Oh well."

Henry's eyes widened. "Oh well?" He hissed. "Ma, this is phase one of operation Yeti and we lost."

"Relax, kid." Emma told him. "It's a minor setback. We still have phases two and three. Just make sure you put the ring where I told you. All right?"

The brunette nodded. "You got it, Ma." He went to walk away but turned back at the last minute and added, "Make sure to act surprised when she brings your breakfast."

Regina hit the mattress with a slow and satisfied moan. Her body was sore and exhausted, but that didn't stop the blonde from licking the remaining whip cream off of her abused clit. "Oh, stop." She whined as the younger woman nibbled on the over sensitive flesh. "I can't take anymore."

"But I'm still hungry." Emma countered with a smirk and slid her sweet tongue inside her lover's tight cunt.

"Fuck!" The former queen hissed and spread her legs wider.

The blonde continued to thrust her tongue in and out her girlfriend's hole and ran her hands up to play with hardening nipples. "Do you still want me to stop?" She wondered against her wet lover and suckled on the clit again.

Regina vehemently shook her head. "If you stop I'll kill you." She told her seriously and grabbed blonde hair, forcing her even further between her legs.

At the threat, Emma shoved two fingers inside of her and released the quivering nub of pleasure. She smirked at her future wife. "There's the sex fiend I know and love." She noted before harshly biting her clit.

The former queen's back arched at the feeling. She bit her lip and growled. Her girlfriend knew how much that drove her wild. She felt her toes start to curl as her orgasm built within her. "That's it, baby." She moaned when the fingers inside of her hit that spot.

Emma smirked as she lathered the woman's clit with her tongue and added a third finger inside of her tight pussy, fucking her that much harder.

"Oh yes! Oh fuck yes, dear! Mm." Regina's hips were bucking towards the woman's mouth and fingers.

The sheriff knew the older woman was cumming when she felt walls tighter around her digits and Regina called out her name in a strangled whine. Emma retreated her fingers from the woman and moved her tongue to lap up the remaining juices within the woman.

After the sweaty body beneath her relaxed, Emma crawled up her body and gave her a heated kiss. Tongue battled as the mayor tried to suck her girlfriend's face off. It was much more pleasurable than it sounded. "Happy anniversary." Emma smirked down at her and nuzzled their noses together.

Regina would have rolled her eyes if she didn't feel so exhausted. If her count was correct she had four of them, which was extremely lopsided to her lover's measly one. "That better not be the only gift you give to me today, dear." She teased.

The blonde chuckled and kissed her sweetly. "Oh, no worries. I've got plenty in store you today, Madam Mayor."

With a laugh, Regina ran both of her hands through the long golden locks of her girlfriend and leaned up for another kiss. "Thanks to you and your whip cream fetish I'm all sticky. I'm afraid I'll have to take another shower."

Green eyes lit up as her hands travelled down to the brunette's ass. "Let me carry you there." She offered and used all of her strength to lift the mayor up and in her lap. She smirked at her. "Or maybe we can go another round and you can ride me." She suggested.

Even when her body felt like jelly, it somehow managed to spark up at the thought. She licked her lips and smirked back at the savior. "Either way we have to shower."

Emma's smirk grew. "I could handle at least two more rounds."

"Then what are you waiting for, Miss Swan?" Regina asked with a raised eyebrow. "Get our special friend."

The sheriff didn't need to be told twice.

Phase two of Operation Yeti: Subtly make sure Regina wasn't suspicious of a proposal.

It was nearly seven and Emma and Regina were driving out of town for their anniversary dinner. The blonde had one hand on the wheel and the other on her lover's thigh.

Regina was wearing a strapless skintight royal blue dress with a thin black sash that showed off her best attribute; her breasts. While Emma was sporting a lace embroidery knee length dress. They clashed in the most delicious way, as they always had.

Castine was the place they went for their first date so Emma decided to repeat that part, but she chose a different restaurant this time around. "Did I tell you how beautiful you look tonight?" She asked the older woman.

The former queen smiled softly and nodded. "You may have mentioned it once or twice."

"Obviously not enough." Emma joked and rubbed the bare thigh she was holding. "I want to thank you for letting me plan our date tonight."

Regna gave her a coy look. "Why wouldn't I? You've done a fine job planning all of our other dates."

The sheriff shrugged casually. "I don't know. One year together is kind of a big deal. Y'know? I figured you'd want to be in control of that."

"I'm a lady, dear." The brunette reminded her. "We don't plan dates."

The blonde laughed. "So what am I if you're a lady?"

A smile overtook the mayor's face. "You're a gentle lady of course."

Green eyes rolled playfully. "So I suppose that in a couple of years I'll be the one proposing?" She asked, hoping for the correct reaction. She didn't want her girlfriend to know a proposal was coming her way. She felt like that would take something out of it.

Regina answered like the savior had wished for. She gave her a slightly disappointed smile and nodded her head. "You've got that right, honey. A lady never proposes."

The conversation ended after that and they settled into comfortable silence, aside from the quiet hum of the radio in the bug. Regina felt a little disheartened at her girlfriend's words. She was naïve enough to think that she'd get a proposal from the woman tonight, but Emma didn't say that she'd propose anytime soon. She said 'in a few years'.

It wasn't that Regina wanted to get married before the baby was born or anything, but she would like to at least see them be wed before their second child started preschool for God's sake.

She shook her head though. She couldn't let a few words worry what had been a wonderful anniversary so far. She cleared her throat and asked, "So where are we eating?"

After they ate at a little intimate Italian restaurant in Castine, the couple drove back to Storybrooke. When they crossed the town line, Emma licked her lips. "I have one more surprise for you before we go home and open our anniversary gifts but I need you to take the blindfold that's in the glove box and put it on.

Regina looked at her like she was insane. "Excuse me? Why do I need a blindfold?" She questioned, obviously against the idea.

Emma chuckled. "Just be a good sport, baby. It's obviously a surprise."

"Does this surprise involve leading me to my murder?" The former queen asked.

Green eyes rolled. "Yeah. You caught me. I plan to murder you and our unborn child on our anniversary. Put the blindfold on, baby."

Regina curled her lip in defiance, but she relented and tied the blindfold over her eyes as they drove. "How long do I have to wear this stupid thing?" She questioned her girlfriend.

"Five minutes tops." The blonde assured her. "You should be happy I'm trying to be romantic."

The mayor scoffed. "Please. You're probably just bringing me somewhere to have sex with me. That's not romance."

Emma laughed. "No. That's just a good time." She pointed out and kept driving.

After four and half or so minutes, Emma spotted Killian in front of the library. He gave her thumbs up and she pulled over to a stop. "Are we there?" The blindfolded mayor questioned her.

"Yep." The younger woman grinned and kissed the woman's lips, fighting a laugh at the black material that was covering her eyes. "No peeking or you won't get your surprise."

The former queen crossed her arms and grumbled. "Who said I even want my surprise?" She challenged.

Emma ignored her and patted her leg. "I'll come get you from the car. Don't move." She climbed out of the bug and whispered to the awaiting Killian, "Are you sure you can work the elevator?"

Hook nodded. "It's not my first time for this, Swan. Now get the broad and bring her in."

The savior walked over to the passenger side and opened the door. "Keep the blindfold on until I say so. I'll guide you." She assured her girlfriend with a grin as she carefully got out of the vehicle.

"I'm just fair warning you that if this surprise isn't the best surprise I've ever had, we're breaking up." Regina threatened as she was escorted forward blindly.

Emma laughed. "Need I remind you that we're having another child together?"

"Uh. I suppose I'm stuck with you then." The brunette teased with a smirk.

Killian held the door to the library open for the couple, making sure to keep silent. He quietly shut the door behind him and walked over to the exposed elevator. He looked to Emma.

The sheriff cleared her throat. "Okay, don't freak out, but we're about to get on an elevator."

When Regina automatically reached for her blindfold, Emma grabbed her wrists and pushed them down. "Emma Swan, you let me go right now."

"Baby, I need you to trust me right now." The blonde said firmly. She didn't want any trouble. "You trust me. Don't you?"

There was a small pause, but eventually the mayor nodded. "I just don't understand why we're going to the place where you slayed a dragon."

Emma scoffed. "Who said that's where we're going?" She asked and nodded at hook to open the elevator. He did and she led her girlfriend through the doors. "Just relax, Regina. I promise I'm not taking you anywhere that you won't like."

"Fine, but if I manage to put up with your ridiculous behavior for another year I'm banning you from ever blindfolding me outside of the bedroom." The former queen put her foot down on the matter.

At the words, Hook smirked and raised an eyebrow. Emma had to keep from laughing as he moved the elevator down. "I'll accept that term." The savior told her as they were lowered down. The elevator came to stop at one of the mine entryways. Emma pulled the flimsy metal weave door open and walked out of the elevator with blindfolded girlfriend. "Do you know where we are?"

Regina could feel gravel or something underneath her heels. "The mines?" She guessed.

The savior fought her laugh. "Nope." She lied and continued to lead them down the mines towards the spot she told Henry to put the ring. When she spotted the box sitting on a large rock she beamed and led her girlfriend to be directly in front of it. "Stay here. Don't remove the blindfold until I tell you to. Okay?"

"We've covered that, dear." Regina rolled her eyes under the dark material covering them.

Emma let go of her lover and went on the other side of the rock, kneeled down in her dress and picked up the box. "Okay. Remove it."

Regina eagerly ripped the tight blindfold off of her face. She looked forward and down. A small gasp escaped her when she saw the sight in front of her. "I-"

Before the older woman could finish whatever it was she was going to say, Emma shook her head to cut her off. She felt emotion already lump up in her throat. "I need to get through this without you interrupting me or else I don't know if I'll be able to finish." She informed Regina and didn't get a response so she licked her lips and began speaking from the heart. "To say our path to each other was unconventional is an understatement. But despite our pasts and our stubborn tendencies, we were able to fall in love. And damn it, baby are we aren't fucking amazing together." A teary-eyed Regina chuckled at that. "I've loved you for a long time, Regina and every day I wake up is a good one because I know I've got you and I know we're going to be together for the rest of our lives." Tears started falling from the brunette's eyes and Emma felt some sting in her own. "I know I could have chosen a million different places to do this, but I chose here because before you and I saved this town together you were ready to die for us. That was the moment I loved you. I wasn't in love with you or anything, but I loved you because I actually saw you for the first time. I loved you that day and every day since it's just grown." She explained as a tear fell. Her voice was rough with emotion but she kept on and put her fingers on the ring box mouth as she prepared to open it. "I know this diamond isn't as big as the one from that day, but I hope you accept it anyways." She opened it and revealed the 2 carat ring to her girlfriend. "Regina Mills, will you-"

"Yes." Regina cried out, furiously wiping at her wet eyes.

Emma chuckled through her emotions. "You didn't even let me-"

The mayor shook her head with a smile. "I said yes."

"Marry me?" The savior managed to finish.

"Yes." Regina said simply and watched with happy disbelief as Emma slipped the engagement ring on her finger before they kissed. The former queen poured every ounce of love and devotion into the kiss before they embraced in a tight hug. "Of course I'll marry you." She whispered into the younger woman's ears.

Emma tucked her face in the crook of her lover's neck and held her tight. "I love you." She mumbled against her skin.

Regina let out a deep sigh. "I love you too, dear." When they pulled out of their hug the mayor kissed her girlfriend again and leaned their forehead's together. She closed her eyes and breathed in the presence of the one she loved.

"Were you surprised?" The blonde wondered, feeling a floaty happiness she'd never felt before.

The woman nodded and looked into green eyes. "You threw me off track earlier with your talk of proposing in a couple of years."

Emma laughed. "Yeah, that was phase two. Throw you off track."

A dark eyebrow rose, but her beaming expression never left her. "Phase two?"

"Of course. I may have enlisted our son's help with this one." Emma confessed. "I even asked his permission for your hand in marriage."

Regina chuckled and wrapped her arms around the woman's neck. "Oh, you never cease to amaze me, Miss Swan."

"I hope not." The sheriff told her. "Because we're getting married." She grinned smugly.

They kissed again and Regina let out a quiet moan as her girlfriend nibbled on her bottom lip. "Mm. Just to be clear though, we won't be getting married until after we have a baby. We won't be your parents."

Emma laughed and kissed her again. "We can get married whenever you'd like. We have the rest of our lives."

Regina smiled at the blonde. "That we do, dear. That we do."

AND FINISHED!

I know this chapter is pretty lengthy but I had to fit a lot into it. I'm rather happy the way it turned out. It's a good ending to this story. I want to thank everyone who's followed, favorites, and reviewed this story. It means so much. It's been a great ride with this story & I'm happy isn't not exactly over.

For those who don't know, there will be a sequel.

I'll be busy at work for the next few days but the new story will be posted by Thursday at the very latest. I'll be posting an announcement of that story in this one for those who might not be able to find it.

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