Emma pov
When i wake again its mid afternoon. Our cake tasting is at 4 so i reach over next to me and gently run my fingers down Reginas still naked side. "Baby, you gotta wake up my love. We have plans to get to." I whisper into her ear. I feel her stir and she groans. "What did you do to me last night Emma? My whole body feels like jello." I just laugh and rub her shoulder for a second. "Well you certainly look good enough to eat. But we've got things to do today. Come on. Lets go get some food in us before the tasting. Im ravenous." I kiss the back of her neck and she sits up and stretches. The muscles and scars on her back flex as she does and i cant help but trail my fingers across some of the longer scars.
"Emma?" Regina questions. I clear my throat of the emotion and answer. "Im sorry baby. I just still get surprised by them is all. I always know they are there but sometimes it takes my brain a second to come to terms with what happened to you." She turns and takes my hand. "Its ok. I understand. It took me a long time to learn that what my mother did my whole life wasnt normal. I had to see for myself what a normal mother daughter relationship was supposed to be, by watching loving parents take care of their children with kind hearts and gentle hands. Its why im so careful with Henry." I nod and squeeze her fingers before i let go and stand up. "Alright, sorry about that. We need to get ready. Im gonna go brush my teeth and get dressed. Then ill go make us a blt sandwich for brunch before we go to taste the options for cake."
4 hours later
Regina pov
"Are you happy with our choices Emma?" She nods her head excitedly as she dusts any crumbs on her clothing onto the pavement of the bakery parking lot. "Yes. The lemon blueberry cake will be amazing and i like that we chose the red velvet as our second flavor. Having the 3 tiered cake will be perfect. And your eye for detail on the cake decorations was perfect. I cant wait to see the finished thing on our wedding day." I smile at her in agreement. "Only a couple months left and we will be married. Somehow time has both flown by and crept so slowly at the same time. I cant wait to be married but it seems like we are just blinking and Henry will be in college in September. Im going to miss him so much. I wish we had a college closer to us."
Emma takes my hand. "He will only be a few hours away. Harvard really is quite close compared to other universities. Im so proud of him for going into pre law. Hes going to be incredible. Just like you. You raised him well, Regina." She brushes her fingers against my cheek and i lean in to the touch. I just smile at her. "We raised him well. But you're right. He will be fine and if needed we can be there pretty quickly. Im just gonna miss my baby. Our baby." Emma grins so hard i think her cheeks might crack. "What is it Em?" I laugh a little. "Well, its just that, after the wedding, we can finally start the application process for adopting another baby. We can have the chance to do it all again. In my case to do the infant through 10 year old for the first time. I missed so much with Henry. I wont have to miss it with this next baby." I look down and nod.
"I thought we were waiting till i was a little more stable with my mental health?" Emma shakes her head yes. "You have been stable for the last 3 months. And honestly for the last 7 with a single day of a slip. You havent had nightmares much at all recently and you have gotten your meds to a point where you are comfortable finally. I think we are ready. But if you dont think…" i cut her off. "No no, im ready. I just thought you wanted to wait. Im still not so good at seeing how much ive improved. You are right though. We have plenty of space and money. And so so so much love to give. We can definitely start the process after the wedding. I want a baby with you so badly." Emma smiles and kisses me. "Then its a plan. Wedding, baby, forever. In that order." I laugh at her enthusiasm. Shes just so perfect. Shes the energetic, happy balance to me. I adore everything about this woman. Even the things that annoy me, i love. Because they are a part of her. My forever home.
A/N: I know this was a shorter chapter. Its more of a filler because the wedding will be in the next couple of chapters. If you guys could comment some ideas you want to potentially see in the story id appreciate it. I know where im going with this but i can add in some suggestions along the way. Also, let me know if you are liking this at all. I want to do right by my readers.