Emma knocked on the door, flipping her phone in her hand and wanting desperately to call Regina for the umteenth time today. She wanted to hear her voice, hear that smirk of hers when she said something witty. The brunette hadn't stopped smiling since they got back. Emma hadn't told her parents yet about the proposal, but she planned to do it now. The door of the apartment came flying open, revealing her son. "Hey kid." She smiled, giving him a hug. "You ready to go?"

"Yeah. I told Grandma and Grandpa all about our trip." He dropped his voice and made her lean down. "When are you going to tell them about the wedding?"

"In about 5 seconds." Emma ruffled his hair. "Get your things." Henry ran upstairs and Emma faced her parents who were sitting on the couch.

"Sounds like he had fun." David said.

"Yeah, we had a great time. The best time."

"When are they coming to Storybrooke?" Snow asked.

"In a couple days, I guess. They have to check in with their jobs and stuff."

"Are you having a New Year's Party?"

"Yeah, we're all going for a night on the town. My older brother is gonna watch the kids and the dogs." Emma sat on the couch arm. "Also...I asked Regina to marry me." Snow and David both looked at her like she was crazy. "She said yes. The wedding is next week."

"Wait." Snow raised her hands and tilted her head. "Next week? How are you going to plan an entire wedding in less than a week?"

"Can we go back to the part about you marrying the Evil Queen?" David asked.

Emma immediately scowled. "She's not evil and you know that. Don't be an ass, Dad. I don't have the time for it." She looked at her mother. "Regina wants a small ceremony and after we finalize what we want, Maleficent said she can just create everything with magic. See? No biggie."

"No biggie? Of course this is a biggie!" Snow exclaimed. "You're getting married! Have you-"

"Before you get too excited," Emma interrupted her quickly. "Small ceremony, only close friends and family, Regina approves the guest list, there may or may not be a reception and Mom and Dad are watching Henry during the honeymoon."

"Ready." Henry said, barrelling down the stairs.

"Great. I'll call you guys later." Emma said, quickly taking her son and leaving before her parents could protest any more. She didn't want to hear them try to talk her out of this or trash talk Regina. They'd done it enough. She drove Henry home and went to Regina's office. Her fiancee was just packing up to leave when she walked in. Regina's eyebrows furrowed in concern when she saw the barely contained rage of her lover, so similar to that of the Swans. She sat down on her desk and Emma quickly walked to her and kissed her roughly. She pulled Emma closer, letting her take out her frustrations on her lips. The blonde didn't stop there. She turned Regina's head and savagely bit into her neck and sucked hard until she had created a large hickey on the side of the mayor's neck. She tenderly kissed the dark area and pecked Regina's lips again. "I missed you." Emma whispered. Having Regina in her arms always eased her mood, always made her feel 10 times better. Regina seemed to sense this and sent a quick text to Zelena to go and watch Henry for her. She snapped her fingers, transforming the office. The couches and table near the fireplace disappeared, replaced with a black fur rug, layers of other furs and blankets piling up on top of it to make a soft palette with white pillows. A bottle of wine appeared next to it, along with wine glasses and the fireplace lit itself. The windows closed themselves, shutting out any excess light.

"Clothes. Off." Regina commanded. Her own clothes undid themselves and she walked to the palette wearing nothing but her lingerie. Emma scrambled to get out of hers and joined her lover on the soft bed. "Lay down, dear. Let me give you a massage."

"No, I don't want one. I just want you."

Regina smiled and moved into her arms. They both fell onto their side, warm and comfortable with each other. Regina said nothing and neither did Emma, who was holding onto her woman for dear life. "What's wrong, dear? Was it your parents?"

"Yes. They have mixed feelings about the whole thing but I'm more concerned with what's going to happen when the rest of my family gets here. All hell is going to break loose, I know it."

"We'll just have to deal with it when it happens. You should warn the idiots, just in case." Regina kissed Emma's cheek and nuzzled her neck, letting out another sigh. "I need to do some remodeling too if the Swans are going to stay with us."

"Everything will be fine, I'm sure." Emma assured her. "You know, I was thinking about our honeymoon, why don't we just take a year off and do some exploring?"

"What?" Regina raised her head. "Are you serious?"

"Yeah, we can go to Hawaii for our honeymoon and then bring Henry and everyone else for a trip around the world. I know my parents and my siblings have jobs but they don't have to come the whole time and we usually take a family vacation anyway. Besides, you've seen nothing of this world."

"And school?"

"It'll be fine. Everyone is too afraid of you to fail him and as I said before...computer. What do you think?"

Regina smirked. "I love it."

Emma kissed her lips and ran her hands down her sides. "So you're sure about this wedding thing?"

"A wedding is a single day of my life." Regina answered. "A very important one, yes, but nowhere near as important as the many days that will follow with the woman I love. So yes, I'm sure."

Emma ran her fingers through her lover's hair. It was so glossy and thick and it had gotten so long. "Are you growing your hair out again?"

"For now." Regina's eyes were closed as she leaned her head into Emma's hand, like a cat getting scratched on the cheek.

"I don't know how you put up with all that hair you had in the Enchanted Forest. I mean, I can barely put up with mine half the time."

Regina smirked, kissing her hand. "Magic and servants."

"Of course."

A few hours later, after the pair had shared dinner and a bottle of wine, Emma carried a sleepy queen on her back out to the car, but it felt so nice outside that she decided to walk. Regina said nothing, completely relaxed in Emma's arms.

"Emma!" Her parents came out of nowhere and she internally rolled her eyes, tightening her grip on Regina's legs. Regina gave her a quick kiss on the neck before laying her head down again. "Emma, I think we should talk about this marriage thing." Her father said.

"What about it?" She asked.

"You're sure you're not rushing anything?" Snow said. "It might be too soon, and it takes so much time to plan the perfect wedding. Maybe-"

"No. I'm sure." Emma said curtly.

"Are you sure you want to marry Regina?" David demanded. "There are-"

"Other people?" Emma smirked. "What, you mean Neal? The son of a bitch who sent me to jail because fucking Pinocchio told him to? Or Killian? The perverted pirate who's like a billion years old? Those two against a queen?" She laughed. "Look, I appreciate your concerns, but Regina is my true love and I'm going to marry her 7 days from now. Then we're going to have lots of babies, buy a bunch of pets and then grow old and happy together." She smiled. "And that will happen whether you approve or not. It will happen whether you come to the wedding or not. And if you object at the wedding, Maleficent has permission to eat you. You know, if Max and Dianah don't kill you before then. Everyone will be here in 2 days, you can meet them then. Good night." She continued on her way, hearing Regina chuckle softly as she walked. "Didn't feel like weighing in?"

"You had it handled." Regina said. Emma could hear the smirk in her voice. "Thank you."

"I've never gonna stop defending you, Regina. It's you and me against the world from here on out. Get used to it, Dollface."

/

The next day was spent remodeling the house, using magic to add in more bedrooms and bathrooms for the Swan clan's arrival. Emma and Regina finalized plans for the wedding, deciding on a small ceremony in the forest, near a giant oak tree that Emma noticed that Regina often liked to sit under when she wanted to be alone. They removed the unnecessary padding from the wedding itself, but Emma did add in some special features that Regina didn't know about. She wanted to surprise her a little. After that was a lot of grocery shopping, adding in a gym in the basement and making space for the dogs.

"What about wedding dresses?" Emma asked from her place on the floor. She was laying parallel to the couch where Regina was resting with her face buried in a pillow.

"What about them?"

"You want to go shopping, conjure one up?" She asked. "Or you could just turn one of your Evil Queen dresses white?"

"None of them would be appropriate for a wedding, dear."

"So?" Emma frowned. "Who cares about that, I just want to see you in one."

Regina laughed. "You're silly."

"Nope, just about to get married to the most beautiful woman who ever lived." Emma replied with a bright smile up at a blushing Regina, who turned her head to hide it. "So, that's about it then. I got everything set for the honeymoon and I have to wait for confirmation from everyone else before I call in for the plane tickets and stuff. I already got us a map drawn and activities, but of course we don't be doing stuff everyday. I talked to Henry's teachers this morning and they said they'll put his work online for him. Everything is set pretty much."

"Excellent."

"Ready to become a Swan?"

Regina raised her head and arched an eyebrow. "You think I'm taking your last name?"

"I mean, I would love for that to happen but I know you'll probably leave your name how it is or hyphenate it. It doesn't really matter either way...because you'll still be my wife and that's all I care about." She moved closer to the couch and Regina laid her head back down again, looking into her eyes and seeing all the love that lay there. "So...about this...growing our family thing…" Regina rolled her eyes. "I think we should go ahead and adopt."

"Emma, I think you should slow down, dear. Let's get married first, and go on our honeymoon and take our trip first. Then, and only then, will I consider the addition of children into our family."

"But Regina-"

"Emma, I'm not saying no." Regina sat up and moved to the edge of the chair, allowing to Emma to lean her head on her thigh. "Believe me, okay? I'm just saying wait a little while. Until we get back and we get settled. We will have children, Emma, I promise you. As many as possible. And we will live happily ever after. Just...not yet. Don't you think it would be better to wait?"

Emma sighed. "I just...I'm excited." She admitted.

Regina smiled and kissed her forehead. "I know. I am too."

Emma looked up at the woman she would soon be able to call hers. "I love you so much, Regina. I feel like I've waited all my life just to have a life with you."

"Stop it with those sweet words of yours." Regina kissed her lips. "I will not be blushing every moment of our marriage."

Emma grinned. "Well, now I have to make that my goal."

"Do you think your parents might snap when they meet your other parents?" Regina asked, swiftly changing the subject, eyes lighting up at the prospects of a fight.

"Mom, without a doubt. Dad's usually pretty level headed. I'm afraid of Dianah especially. She's going to just go crazy, I know it. After hearing what my parents did to Lily…"

"She's in love with Lily, isn't she?"

"They're both in love with each other. Have been for years but they're too scared to tell each other that." Emma scoffed. "I've tried getting them to just go for it but Dianah's a coward and Lily would rather die."

Regina laughed. "Ah, young love. Talk to Miss Lucas. She'll get it done. I'm sure she's bored sitting around here and would love to play matchmaker for a little bit."

"You know, I might just do that." Emma stood up and stretched, offering her hand to help Regina to her feet as well, but the queen declined it and laid back down. She was probably spent from all the renovations she'd had to do to the house. Emma pulled out her phone when it pinged. "Mom and Dad said everyone will be at the town line at 12 tomorrow. We'll have to meet them to let them in."

"Mhm."

Emma looked at her fiance, who was almost sleep at this point. "Want me to take you upstairs?"

"No, I'm fine."

"I'm gonna go have a quick word with my parents about tomorrow. I'll stop by Granny's on the way back and text you to see what you want to eat. Is that good?"

Regina raised her head again and lazily motioned for her to lean down for a kiss. "It's perfect."

"See you in about an hour." Emma smiled. She paused to drink in the sight of a relaxed Regina and went to grab her coat. She stopped at the doorway. "I love you."

"Love you too." Regina called.

Her smile became even wider at hearing those words. She stepped outside and called Evie. "Hello?" Her sister sounded tired.

"Hey, everything okay?" Emma asked.

"Oh yeah, just thought I'd try to make another shift before I come to Storybrooke. Honestly, I could use a couple weeks in a quiet little town, even after Christmas break."

"The world needs more people like you."

Evie scoffed. "I suppose I am kinda amazing. Was there something you needed?"

"Um, no, I just called to tell you that I'm in love with Regina Mills."

"Um...okay. I am well aware of that fact."

"It's just something I felt like telling the world." Emma shrugged as she walked.

"You lovesick puppy, tell me you aren't pestering that woman about making babies."

"I merely reiterated that I wanted them." Emma grinned to herself. "She said we can have as many as possible. Do you know what that means?"

"No…"

"It means we're gonna have 10 kids!" Emma said excitedly. "Maybe more!"

Evie started laughing. "You're crazy, but I have to go. I'll see you tomorrow and let that woman breathe please."

"I will. Love you, Little Sis."

"Love you too, Emma."

Emma hung up the phone just as she reached her parents' apartment. She knocked on the door and looked back down at her phone where there was a picture of her, Regina and Henry as her lockscreen. God, her cheeks were starting to hurt from all this smiling today. The door flew open and she walked in.

"Emma, what's going on?" Snow asked from the kitchen. Her father followed her in and she sat down to the kitchen island.

"Well, guys, my parents are coming in tomorrow and my mom wants you guys there for when they arrive and I just wanted to...warn you."

"Warn us?" David frowned. "About what?"

"Mom might attack you." Emma said. "Or my younger sister, Dianah. Look, they know everything, about the magic, about Regina, about the Curse, everything, and they're not happy."

"So they accept Regina, but they're mad at us?" David scoffed. "For what? We don't even know them."

"Because of what you did to Maleficent and Lily." Emma said. "And they accepted Regina, because she's much better than what she used to be, you guys know that. I know you don't like our relationship, but I would love it if you kept all that negativity to yourselves, okay?"

"They hate us already?" Snow asked.

"I'm sure my mom is going to explain all of this to you tomorrow, believe me. She's not going to hold her tongue if it's not necessary. But besides that little detail...they're really excited to meet you." Her parents both frowned. "Alright, why don't I tell you guys a little about them? Will that make you feel better?" Snow nodded quickly so Emma pulled out a picture of them. "My dad is Alexander. He used to be a sergeant in the Marines and now he works as a Bail Bondsperson. He doesn't really need to but he gets bored easily. My mom is Grace. She's a detective, former chief, and a lawyer. My older brother is named Jackson. He's a detective too and an agent at INTERPOL, which basically helps police in different countries work together to solve crimes that cross borders. My younger brother, Jacob works for the FBI in the behavioral analysis unit to catch killers and stuff. My younger sister, Dianah, is a police consultant and an underground fighter. And my baby sister is a surgeon. Oh yeah, my grandma, Rose, is a famous detective too. Best interrogator there is. Got it?"

"So they all help people." Snow smiled.

"Yeah, they do. I was, uh….going to be a detective too, like mom. It was my dream. We actually did work together for a year."

"What happened?"

"Neal Cassidy happened." She replied, putting the picture away. "So, that's it, I just wanted to tell you guys that." She stood up and made for the door.

"Emma." Snow quickly grabbed her arm. "Emma, I know we've made some mistakes in the past, and that the Swans took you in, but don't forget that we're your parents too. We're your family too and we only want what's best for you."

Emma sighed. "I know, but you guys...This is a different world. You can't always make a decree and get your way. To some people, you're not royalty, you're not heroes, you're not special. You're just people. See you guys tomorrow. Be at the town line at 12 if you want to meet them." She left the apartment and pulled out her phone to call Regina.

"Did they upset you?" Were the first words the queen demanded. "Did they insult your family?"

"Do I smother you?" Emma asked.

"What? No. Why?"

"Just wondering."

"You're perfect to me, Emma. You know that. Now, answer me."

"No, they didn't. It's just...going to be weird having everyone here. But anyways, I love you and I want to know what you want for dinner."

"I love you too and you."

Emma smiled. "I meant food."

"Don't worry, I already texted Miss Lucas."

"I-I'm sorry, why are you texting Ruby? Is there something we need to talk about, Regina?"

"Shut up."

Emma laughed to herself. "I'll pick it up and be on my way in a little bit."

"Excellent."

Emma hung up and went to get their dinner. Ruby smiled at her as she walked up, Regina's plate already made and ready to go. Now that Emma thought about it, no one ever made Regina's food besides Ruby herself, and if Ruby wasn't working she would even come in just to do it. "Hey Rubes, can I talk to you for a second?"

"Sure."

Emma placed 2 orders for a burger and fries for her and Henry while she walked with Ruby into the back hallway. "You slept with Regina?"

Ruby's smile dropped. "She told you?"

"Was she not supposed to tell me?" Emma frowned, crossing her arms.

"No, I mean everything was up to Regina. The queen commanded that I keep it a secret, and I have. Besides, it was before the curse was broken...and like once after it."

"Is that why you always fix Regina's food?"

Ruby smirked and patted her shoulder. "I get it, Emma. You're about to marry the queen and honestly I don't blame you for wanting to put the exes in check, but you have nothing to worry about from me. Regina's one of my best friends and you make her happy. I would never mess with that."

"No, I was just curious."

"Mhm. But anyways, just in case you were curious...if you break her heart, I'll rip yours out with my bare claws faster than you would be able to blink. Kay?" Ruby grinned and allowed her eyes to glow bright gold.

"Yeah yeah, I got it."

"Besides, I'm not the lovesick ex you need to worry about." Ruby pinched her cheek. "But I want to be a bridesmaid at least."

"Done." She would have to talk to Regina about that. Now that she thought about it she hadn't chosen who would walk her down the aisle or any of that. She wondered who would give Regina away or who she would dance with for the father-daughter dance.

"I gotta go, Em, but congrats." Ruby smiled, turning to head back to work.

Emma grabbed her food and went home to find Henry in the kitchen video messaging Elias and Regina was sitting on the couch on her phone. That evening was pretty easy going. The next day was a different story.

/

2 seconds after the Swans drove across the town line…

"I'm gonna kill you, you sons of bitches!" Dianah yelled, flying over her mother to tackle Snow. Emma and Lily quickly tried to grab her and drag her off of the stunned princess. When David tried to help, Dianah turned on him, dragging him to the ground and trying to stomp a hole in his chest. Xander and Jacob had to help the women pull Dianah back and she only stopped struggling when Xander wrapped a powerful arm tightly around her. It took her a few minutes to calm down and Emma had to heal the dark bruise already taking over Snow's face while David had to catch the breath Dianah tried to stomp out of him. Regina and Mal laughing were the only sounds heard after that.

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A/N: I usually don't do this, but just for you all...triple update. Enjoy and review please.