A/N: Okay so here is the next chapter I'm sorry it took so long school and everything has been hectic and then I couldn't log into Fanfiction and this apology is really worth nothing to you guys because I made you wait so long. Anyway, I have a feeling you are all gonna probably call me cheesy when you see the song I've chosen but it's fine, I know that it's cheesy but it's also cute so, yeah. Anyways I am currently starting on a new story, it's currently just a bunch of random words on paper that when read together would make no sense to anyone but me, but I'm gonna post it maybe in a few weeks or maybe in a month. Those waiting for me to update my other fics those will be updated when my muse for those returns. Anywho I'm babbling, on with the cheesiness!
You know where the disclaimer is.
Enjoy!
Once Henry was tucked into his superhero bed, Emma led Regina to another room, her old room. "Sit. I wanna show you something." Emma said. Regina sat on the bed and waited for Emma. She materialised from inside the cupboard, with an old guitar in her hand. "It's badly out of tune but I'll fix it quickly. A few minutes later the guitar was tuned to perfection. Emma sat across from Regina and looked at the brunette. The blonde smiled shyly before she started to strum a beautiful melody.
Emma counted one, two before she started to strum again on the guitar.
"Oh, her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they're not shinin'
Her hair, her hair
Falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful
And I tell her everyday
Yeah"
Emma smiled at Regina who smiled back. She kept on singing as the brunette listened intently.
"I know, I know
When I compliment her she won't believe me
And it's so, it's so
Sad to think that she don't see what I see
But every time she asks me, "Do I look okay?"
I say,
When I see your face (face, face...)
There's not a thing that I would change
'Cause you're amazing (amazing)
Just the way you are (are)
And when you smile (smile, smile...)
The whole world stops and stares for a while
'Cause, girl, you're amazing (amazing)
Just the way you are (are).
Yeah"
Emma paused in her playing for a while to steal a quick kiss. Within seconds she was singing again.
"Her lips, her lips
I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
Her laugh, her laugh
She hates but I think it's so sexy
She's so beautiful
And I tell her everyday,
Oh you know, you know, you know
I'd never ask you to change
If perfect's what you're searching for
Then just stay the same
So don't even bother asking if you look okay
You know I'll say,
When I see your face (face, face...)
There's not a thing that I would change
'Cause you're amazing (amazing)
Just the way you are (are)
And when you smile (smile, smile...)
The whole world stops and stares for a while
'Cause, girl, you're amazing (amazing)
Just the way you are (are)"
Tears were running down Regina's cheeks as she listened to Emma's beautiful voice and the words she was singing, in awe of the blonde.
"The way you are
The way you are
Girl, you're amazing (amazing)
Just the way you are (are)
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
'Cause you're amazing (amazing)
Just the way you are (are)
And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
'Cause, girl, you're amazing
Just the way you are
Yeah"
Emma didn't even get to finish the last word before Regina threw her arms around Emma's neck and hugged her tight, her face buried in the blonde's neck. "Did you like it?" Emma whispers. Regina pulls away and nods silently, "I loved it Emma." Regina said softly. Emma beamed before leaning forward and kissing Regina full-on the lips.
The duo didn't know that Emma's parents were watching silently from the door, drawn to the room by the guitar and Emma's singing. Tessa and Curtis smiled at their daughter's romanticism and they could tell that Emma loved this woman that sat across from her. They could not have been prouder of her daughter and were happy that she found a woman like Regina to fall in love with. When the kissing grew heated Emma's parents decided to beat a hasty retreat, not wanting to witness the two women's private moment.
Tongues met but didn't battle for dominance, this kiss was a conveyance of all they felt for each other. "I love you." Emma said, it was softer than a whisper and Regina didn't catch it. "What dear?" Regina asked. "Hmm? Nothing." Emma said before she placed the guitar on the bed and drew Regina towards her. "Mmm." Regina hummed when Emma placed a soft kiss on the brunette's forehead. "You're beautiful you know that?" Emma said. "As are you, dear." Regina said.
"Emma, Regina. Would you like to join us for a cup of tea?" Tessa said, coming into the room. "Sure, why not? But can I have hot chocolate?" Emma asks, getting up and casually hooking her arm around Regina's waist. "Anything for my girl." Tessa says with a smile. Emma returns the smile before she and Regina followed Tessa out the door and to the kitchen.
"Momma we watch Cars now?" Henry mumbles as Emma carries him into her apartment. "Munchkin you are exhausted. Don't say that you're not I know that sleepy voice." Emma quickly said when she could feel the young boy start to protest. "C'mon, off to bed we go. You had a long day at Grams and Gramps' house." Emma said as she lay her son gently down on his bed. The boy was asleep before his head hit the pillow.
Emma smiled as she closed the door behind her and remembered how her son had basically begged to stay until after supper and then insisted they all play with him and that had ended up in lots of squealing and running on his part and heavy breathing on the adults' part as he was to fast. Emma's parents also took an instant liking to Regina which made Emma extremely happy. They spoke whilst Henry was sleeping and even though Emma was red half the time from her mother telling Regina of how she used to run around the house with a towel tied around her neck insisting everyone call her Superman and how she once when she was ten stuck her hand on the hot stove just to prove that it wasn't hot even though her mom had said it was hot, earning her a burn on her hand and a few weeks with her hand bandaged and a sore ego. These stories made Regina laugh, Emma didn't care if it was at her own expense as she would do anything to hear the brunette's laugh.
"Is he asleep?" Regina asked, standing behind the kitchen counter her hands encircling a steaming cup of coffee. "Yeah, he wanted to watch Cars but he was so tired. His head didn't even hit the pillow before he was snoring his head off." Emma said with a smile as she wrapped her arms around Regina's waist from behind and placed a soft kiss on the spot where the brunette's neck met her shoulder.
"I can't tonight dear. I have to meet a potential new client." Regina whispered.
"You're no fun." Emma said pouting as Regina turned around in her arms.
"I'm sorry dear." Regina said kissing giving Emma a soft kiss.
"I actually don't know what you do for a living." Emma said when Regina pulled away.
"I now own Mills Corp." Regina said.
"Oh yeah! I don't know how I never made that connection, but isn't your mother still alive?"
"She is but the stress was too much for her, so she gave the rights to me."
"Ah, makes sense now." Emma said before kissing the brunette's nose.
"Momma we watch Cars now." Henry said, rubbing his eyes with his fist dragging his Thor soft toy and blanket behind him. "Hey kid, I just put you to bed." Emma said looking at the young boy. "But I wanna watch Cars." he complains, "I is awake." he added punctuating his statement with a big yawn. Regina chuckled, "Well I have to go but I'll see you tomorrow?" she asked.
""Gina you not leaving." Henry yawned his eyes starting to drift closed.
The older brunette smiled before she eased herself out of Emma's arms and walked over to the small boy who looked like he would fall asleep on his feet at any second. She bent down and scooped him into her arms swiftly before placing a kiss on his head. "How about we make a deal. You go to bed and I'll read you a story, whichever one you want." Regina said softly. "Okay." the boy mumbled.
Regina smiled before she carried the boy back to his room. Regina smiled when she saw the four year old's bedroom's theme. His roof was covered in many glow in the dark stars and his walls were covered in stickers of all the superheroes and behind the stickers the walls were painted to look like a forest. Regina could just make out a tiger behind the many Hulk and Iron Man stickers and near the top there was a monkey swinging from a vine. There was one part of the wall that wasn't covered in stickers and that part of wall was covered with a painting of Emma and Henry dressed in Tarzan-like clothing, both mother and son surrounded with animals with a small monkey sitting on Emma's shoulders and a wolf lying down next to Henry.
Regina tucked the small boy into his Captain America bed, "Da one with da bear on it "Gina." Henry mumbled, already falling asleep. Regina looked for a book with a bear on it and the only one she saw was The Jungle Book. She took it off the table sat in the chair by the side of Henry's bed, opened the book and began to read, "It was a quiet day in the Indian Jungle..."
As Regina read, Emma stood in the doorway leaning against the frame and watched on with a smile pulling at her lips. Henry was already asleep but Regina just read on.
"I still think he would have made one swell bear." Regina said, closing the book and placing it on the bedside table, she stood and placed a gentle kiss on Henry's head, smoothing down his unruly hair. "Goodnight Henry." she whispered before she switched off his light and began to walk out the room. She smiled at Emma when she saw her in the doorway and gave the blonde a kiss before she said goodnight and left.
Emma smiled before she took a quick shower and went to bed, her dreams consisting of a certain brunette and a white dress.
"No, I don't care if he's the King of England, he has to make an appointment beforehand." Regina said into her phone, "I don't care if he's a big-shot investor. He must make an appointment and that's final." Regina said before hanging up. "Miss Mills, your 11 'o clock is here." came her assistant's voice over the intercom. "Send them in." Regina said. Her mask fell over her face as she prepared to convince this person to invest in Mills Corp.
Three hours later Regina shook hands with her new investor and told her assistant to cancel any remaining appointments she had for the rest of the day and prepared to leave work. "Miss Mills you have someone here to see you." her assistant, Veronica said, standing in the doorway. "Tell them they'll have to come back tomorrow, I'm done for the day." the brunette replied, placing a few folders into her briefcase. "She says it's important." the red-headed woman insisted. Regina let out a sigh, "Is it too important to leave until tomorrow morning?" she asks. "Yes Miss Mills." the red-head nods. "Send her in." the brunette sighs before she sits back in her chair and rearranges some files.
"This had better be important." Regina says when she hears the person enter the room.
"It is." the woman says, making Regina's head snap up.
"Miss Green. Please sit." Regina says when she sees the talent scout. "Thank you. I'm sure you're wondering why I'm here." the blonde asks.
"Yes, I am." Regina answers.
"I need you and the band back at Neverland Records tomorrow to start recording your demo CD. I know all of you are busy women but I need to know what time would suit you all best."
"Oh, umm. I don't know you will have to ask Ruby, Emma or Belle as they are the ones with the fixed hours. Being the head of my company I can come and go whenever I want but I know that Granny runs a tight ship over at the diner and Emma has to complete her shift. I'm not the one you should be asking."
"I see but here's the thing. Mr Pan spoke to Leroy, Astrid and I and after much discussion we've decided that you are going to be the face of the band. You will be the lead singer and the overall leader of 'Once'. After seeing your performance he agrees that you will garner the group more fame than if Ruby were to be the face."
"He was watching our performance?"
"Yes, and he says that you shall be the face of 'Once'."
"I don't know. I don't want to cause any tension between Ruby and I, 'Once' is her band after all."
"Think about it. Call me when you've made your decision." Tinkerbell Green said handing Regina her card before she stood up and left.
Regina looked at the card in her hand and sighed, she had already made her decision but she would wait before she called the scout back. Slipping the card into her coat pocket, Regina picked up her briefcase and left the office. She had no intention of telling anyone about what had occurred during that meeting, especially her band members.
"No but seriously Rubes, I don't know what to do." Emma sighed, falling backwards onto the couch in the garage. "Tell her." Ruby said, strumming her guitar before tightening the machine heads to tune the guitar. "I can't do that. Rubes we've only been dating for two weeks! If I tell her I love her now she's gonna think I'm some crazy overprotective, clingy girlfriend and run for the hills." Emma said dramatically. "Okay then don't tell her." Ruby replied. "But I have to!" Emma exclaims.
"Then tell her."
"But then she'll break up with me."
"The don't"
"But-" Emma was interrupted by Ruby.
"Ems look, just wait until you feel it's the right time to tell her and then tell her. Don't be like Jerkface and blurt it out in the middle of a make-out session that meant nothing to me. I mean, well you get the point. Tell her when the time is right and it'll be perfect."
"And don't be like Ruby who tried to release white doves into the air when she was going to declare her love but just ended up being covered in bird poop." Belle said, coming into the garage holding two beers in one hand and a glass of red wine in the other. "Thanks Belle." Emma said, taking a beer from the brunette. "Thanks babe." Ruby said, taking the beer after giving Belle a light kiss on her lips, "And that was one time, besides I did manage to say I loved you after I cleaned myself up."
"Yes the moment was gone but I loved it all the same." belle said with a smile.
"Really guys? You're both going all sappy RomCom on me. I thought you two weren't going to do that." Emma said rolling her eyes at the love-filled looks exchanged between her two best friends.
"Sorry Ems, we said we'd try but we didn't say we wouldn't." Ruby chuckled before taking a swig of her beer.
"Momma! Look what I drawed!" Henry shouted as he came barrelling into the garage a piece of paper held in his hand.
"Drew, Munchkin. Look at what I drew." Emma corrected before she accepted him into her lap.
"Thas what I said." Henry said shaking his head.
"Okay kid." Emma laughed, "What did you draw?"
"Look!" Henry shouted and held the paper out in front of him. On it was what looked to be like a white horse and knight with a castle and a red dragon breathing fire. "Oh wow! This is so cool, is this a knight fighting a dragon?" Emma asked. "Yup!" Henry said with an exaggerated nod. "Does this drawing have a story behind it?" Belle asked coming to take a closer look at the drawing. "Yup! See da dragon is pro- pro- pro-" Henry furrowed his eyebrows. "Protecting?" Ruby supplied. "Yup, protecksting da princess in da castle and da knight is saving her from da dragon." Henry says with a big smile. "Oh that's awesome Hen!" Rubes said, putting down her guitar and her beer. "It for you Aunty Belles!" Henry shouts and jumps off of Emma's lap and gives it to the older brunette. "Really?" Belle asks, placing a hand over her heart, "Oh Hen I don't think I could take it. You must keep it." she adds. "Nope, for you." Henry says holding it out to Ruby. "Okay. Tell you what, I'll stick it up on the fridge and when people ask who drew it I'll tell them that my talented, adorable godson drew it for me." Belle said with a smile, "Wanna help me put it up?" she asks. Henry nods before taking Belle's hand and leading her to the kitchen.
"I really don't know where he gets his cuteness from. His father was an ass." Emma says, taking a swig of her beer. Ruby sat down next to Emma after picking her beer back up and taking another swig, "He obviously gets it from me, have you seen how cute I am?" Ruby says. Emma laughs, "Yes Rubes you're totally cute. Of course Henry gets his cuteness from you." Emma says. "Don't get all sarcastic with me." Ruby laughs before leaning against the arm of the chair and placing her feet over Emma. "Really Rubes? Am I your footrest now?" Emma laughs. "Yes, since you are currently hogging the foot stool I have nothing else." Ruby says with a noncommittal shrug. Emma chuckles shaking her head and continues to drink her beer.
A/N: So what did you guys think? I know this chapter is LOOOOONG overdue but my muse abandoned me and also coupled with a ton of homework and stress with School House Plays and trying to control the technical crew to do the correct thing and not play with the spots and music is really no excuse but I'm sorry. Hopefully you'll also be able to forgive me for the drama I threw into the mix. Please leave a review and thank you for sticking with me even though you are in no way obligated to. The song I used I'm sure everyone knows but for Copyright purposes I have to say that it's 'Just the way you are' by Bruno Mars. Until next time. *hides behind a couch to avoid any rotten fruit being thrown at me from angry readers protesting for the late update*