Thank you for bringing me back, my friends. Here is the update, hope you like it ;)

P.S. I agreed that it was not very Aurora like in last chapter, so I may have modified the shower scene a bit.

This was not the first time he visited this house but Emmett was sure that there would be many first times happen tonight. Like it was the first time for him to have dinner with his son, first time to have dinner with Regina (Is it a date if your son is there?) and the first time Regina cooked for him (Henry's sandwiches didn't count, obviously).

Despite thinking it was not a date, the blonde still dressed up rather handsomely with his tie, jeans and jacket with a bouquet of red roses in his hand. There was no way he would forget his son, so he also bought a bottle of sparkling juice that they could all enjoy together.

Just after he had rung the bell, his nerves got the best of him. Sweats gathered in his palms and the bottle in his hands become slippery. He brushed his hands on his pant to dry them, then he shook his head and jumped a few times to reset himself, attempting to bring his slightly racing heartbeat back to normal.

Nerved because he was afraid that he might anger the brunette again. After two weeks of silence treatment, the brunette finally talked to him and even cooked him a dinner. He could pretend all he wanted but the truth was he didn't want to go back to that. He didn't want Regina to ignore him for one more second. Even though he couldn't be her lover, he would prefer being her friend than nothing at all. Any way to be close to her.

The front door opened before he focused back on it and his son bear hugged him before he saw him coming.

"Dad!"

"Wow!"

The blonde backed a few steps before he could finally steady himself from the attack of his son's hug. He ruffled the boy's hair when their eyes met.

"Hey kid. Where's your mom?"

"Upstairs. Maybe changing." Henry said in a slightly annoyed tone that Emmett didn't like. The boy used both hands to drag his father inside the house. "Enough about my mom. Come on, follow me. I wanna show you my super awesome comic collection."

Upon entering the house, they saw the woman walking down the stairs. She walked with elegance and grace like a Queen even though her outfit was far from it. Emmett had never saw her dressed like this, so causal. Every time he saw her, she was wearing her formal mayoral, business like outfits and now the causal one totally caught him by surprise. Hair pulled into a slightly short ponytail, the woman wore a V-neck T-shirt. Who would know Regina owned a T-shirt. It was a fit and thin cotton light grey T-shirt which looked like soft to the touch. Probably as soft as the skin underneath, he thought.

Their eyes met for a moment but her eyes didn't stay on him for long. Not the same case for him because his focus never moved away from her since he walked into the house, his eyes kept wandering around her body. The gorgeous brunette arched an amused eyebrow at him without a word when she got to the ground and she gave him a sweet little smile before turning around and walking into the kitchen.

Those ass! No. Those pants! He forgot to mention her black jeggings because he could see the outline of her delicious bottom in those tight pants clearly and he was thanking whoever invented those pants in his mind for doing a good job as her pants showcased those ass real good. Needless to say, even though how good those pants were, he still preferred them on the floor, near his bed.

Just when he was thinking what if he could be her clothes so he could hug her naked body close, he was being bought back to the reality violently.

The blonde had fell into a sort of trance, with his eyes half-closed and his mouth hanging open stupidly, smiling before Henry hit his arm and shouted at him.

"Dad! Can you hear anything I say? I am talking to you!"

"What?" He didn't notice his little hands had been yanking on his arm this whole time and he was still holding the gifts which he almost dropped.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Not-Nothing. I am just hungry."

"Dinner's ready." They heard her calling right after like she had been waiting for her cue.

Henry let out a groan of frustration because he knew his plan to show his dad his comic collection had to be delayed and went to get washed up.

The blonde walked further inside the house to the dining table and stopped when he heard Regina said.

"Are you planning on holding those the entire time?" The woman appeared behind him, finger pointing to the flowers and bottle.

"Um, sorry. These are for you." He said, hanging over the flowers after walked a few steps closer to her.

"Thank you. They look lovely." She said, a small smile making its way across her lips.

"And the juice." He smiled and held it in front of her so she could see it clearly. "I bought sparking juice instead of wine so Henry can drink it as well."

"I am sure he will like it."

They talked as Regina led him into the kitchen where he had never stepped foot on before. The place was so nice and clean like the rest of the house. He was really glad that this was the place where his son was growing up in. It felt like a perfect home.

With the loving and caring mother and the beautiful and comfortable house, his son must have had the most ideal childhood that everyone dreamed for, especially himself. He was happy that his son had the home he had been searching for his whole life.

Although his life right now was carefree, he could do whatever he wanted, it could never compare with having a home. He had a perfect home before or he thought he had at the time, right before everything went to hell. He had been hurt so much that he was not interested in love anymore. He didn't want to be alone, so he settled for the second best, which was whoever wanted to love him or whoever wanted to fuck him, even he knew they weren't his soul mate. That was also the reason why his many relationships didn't work.

"You don't have to wear a tie, dear. It is just a casual family dinner." Regina commented when she saw him deep in thoughts while putting the flowers into a beautiful vase.

"I didn't know you would wear so... Casual."

This outfit was indeed not her usual one. Regina rarely wore a T-shirt or pulled her hair into a simple ponytail. She didn't want him to think that this was a date so she dressed as casual as possible. But she didn't know no matter what she wore, she could still take his breath away.

"Casual and sexy."

No matter what she wore, she could still make his mouth water and his libido kick into high gear.

Emmett took off his jacket and walked to Regina who was leaning on the kitchen counter, facing him. He placed his hands on the either side of her hips on the counter and leaned down, saying "I'm sure you're tired of hearing this but you really are beautiful." Then, he put his hands on her hips and tilted his head, ready to close the gap between them.

She was not prepared for the sudden advance and it had been so long, Regina didn't have the power to stop him.

"Mom, the table is set."

They separated immediately, acting like they hadn't almost kissed moments ago.

Regina brought out the last plate and then the table was done. All the food was out and they were all seated on the round dining table with mother and son sitting across from each other while the father sat between them.

She didn't scold Henry like she used to for his bad table manners because she hadn't seen him this happy for a very long time.

Father and son were sharing silly stories like they used to and Regina laughed without restrictions this time.

Seeing Regina smile was a strange experience to Emmett because he didn't recall a time she had laughed so openly and happily. They would occasionally share laughter or catch the other staring. Emmett wanted to touch her, held her hand or pulled her onto his laps. He just needed some physical contacts. She was sitting on the right side of the round table, just a couple inches away from him but it somehow seemed like the longest distance to him because they were not close enough to touch. He could not touch her without getting out of the chair. The almost kiss brought out the well-hidden desire for the woman from him once again.

He looked at his other company at the table, his one and only offspring. The boy was talking animatedly, clearly enjoying the moment as much as they were. As he spent more time with him, he could see himself and Lily in him. Emmett didn't think he would have a chance to meet his kid after that dreadful day. He had cried so much that he almost blinded. Now he had met his long lost son, he could never be away from him again even though he didn't show it from the outside.

After the dinner, Henry had dragged him to his room for the super awesome comic collection and it truly was. After worshiping them with his dad, the boy dragged him down to the living room for a Call of Duty battle.

Haha! Kid, you are still young. You don't know that your old man is the King of Call of Duty. The blonde thought as they sat on the floor in front of the TV while Regina sat on the couch behind them to watch them play. As he expected, the boy lost the game and their scores were not even close.

Being the sore loser he was, the boy demanded a rematch and he won because he had a little help this time. Once in a while, when the blonde was about to shoot somebody, he felt Regina kicked him from behind and he would glare at her playfully.

He didn't know having this dinner date with these two brunettes could change his life. Because as the night went on, he realized something. He realized that he wanted this dinner to happen again, like every day. He wanted to eat these delicious foods every day. He wanted to play with them every day. He wanted to see them laugh every day. He realized, in other words, that this might be the home he had been looking for.

Maybe, just maybe. It was time to take off the armor and believed in love again.

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