Regina Pov

We land at the airport and Emma and i grab our carry ons and head to the baggage claim. Once we have all of our bags we get on the bus to the car rental area. We rent a really nice 2 seater convertible with a lot of trunk space which is perfect because i plan to get mementos for our son and some of our friends. Most of whom have not been outside of Storybrooke since the curse broke.

On the way to the hotel Emma is driving. When she looks over at me i can see such adoration in her eyes. "What are you doing Emma, can you watch the road please?" Emma just smiles and turns back to the road before she replies. "Sorry babe. I was just watching your hair blow in this wind and the sun was hitting you so perfectly you looked like the most beautiful piece of art. Your hair and skin were almost glowing." I blush. Im still not exactly used to having someone look at or talk about me like she does. I never thought i was beautiful. But she makes me feel beautiful.

We finally arrive at the Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa. We sign in at the front desk and they give us the keys to our private villa. Its set in a private fenced in area that's surrounded by foliage so there is no chance of anyone able to see the villa or the yard without a gate key. Out the back side of the house is a gate leading directly to the beach. Its the perfect location for us. With the honeymooners package all inclusive, meals and drinks are complimentary. We already have a wine bucket with freshly chilled red wine on the table when we walk into the kitchen.

"Emma, this place is beautiful. Im so glad we went with this hotel instead of the Fairfield Inn Suite. I mean look at this place!" I say excitedly. I walk over to the kitchen to see if they stocked the fridge like we ordered. And they did. They even left a lovely little thank you basket of fruits on the kitchen island. I really couldnt have asked for a nicer place to stay for two weeks. Emma wraps her arms around my waist from behind and kisses just under my ear before she lays her chin on my shoulder. "Im glad you love it baby. You look beautiful in it. Like always. I think some California sunshine will be so good for us both."

I turn in her arms and kiss her. "I agree baby. Getting to see you get a California glow. Who knows, maybe we will come back one day with our kids. I cant wait to put in the papers for our second kid. I hope we get a baby but if we dont i will still love them." She smiles at me. "Whoever they are, wherever theyre from, they will be ours and we will raise them with so much love. I cant wait to watch you interact with a baby or young child. Ive only seen you interact with Henry from 10 on. If we get a baby i can watch you grow with them. I wish we could give you a baby of your own but as long as we get a kid im happy. Are you going to be ok with just that?"

I lay my head oh her chest and wrap her tight in my arms. "I wish we could do that too, but yes i will be perfectly happy with any child we get. Ive loved Henry his whole life. He completed me until you came into the picture. Biological relations dont matter. Love does." Emma moves back a bit and lifts my chin with 2 fingers before kissing me. "You are so incredible, Regina. I dont know how i got you to marry me, but im so glad i did because you are my best friend. I cant wait to see how wonderful our future is." Im so happy in this moment, pure bliss.

Emma pov

1 week later

California looks so beautiful on my wife. It brings out the tan in her skin. My gorgeous latina Queen. Im currently watching her play in the water at the beach, im supposed to be reading but i cant take my eyes off her. The droplets sparkling on her skin, her wet hair draped across her shoulders, water running down her back, the skimpy 2 piece bikini that i bought her yesterday looks absolutely stunning on her. It took a lot of talking to get her to wear it with her scars on display. I reminded her that noone will know us here. So she agreed to wear it. She looks breathtaking in it. It hugs all her curves in all the right places and makes her entire body look even more glowing than it has since our wedding. Its like someone lit a fire inside her when we got married.

I get up off the towel and run to my wife. I lift her in the air and she squeals before both of us plunge into a wave. We both come up laughing. "Emma, you finally joined me again. How was your book time?" I just smile at her. "I couldnt concentrate on my book with you out here dripping wet in the sun. I spent the whole time just watching you have fun. So i decided to join you." I wrap my hand around her hip and pull her into me. "Because i love you so damn much and just wanted to be near you." I growl against her neck before pressing a gentle kiss there. She giggles a little before she responds.

"This water is perfect today. Im glad you wanted to be near me because you deserve to have fun too. You have been taking care of me for far too long now, its time you get to enjoy yourself." She jumps into the next wave that pulls her a little farther out to sea. "Come with me Emma. Lets swim!" So i hurry and swim out to her, and we spend the rest of the day in the water. When evening comes we pull out our picnic basket and sit on our beach towels to eat and watch the sunset over the water. I make sure to take plenty of photos of my beautiful wife and me with the sunset in the background.

Its dark out now and we are still laying on our towels but we are facing each other. Im running my hand up and down her side softly while she talks about how much fun shes had today. I could listen to this woman talk for hours and never get bored. Her voice is so soothing. I see and feel a shiver run down her spine and goosebumps spread over her skin. "Lets go back to the villa, baby. I dont you getting sick or something." She sighs but gets up and starts packing our things into the duffle bag we brought. I help her with the picnic basket and our towels while she grabs our sunscreen and street clothes. We walk back to the car and drive back to the villa holding hands in complete blissful silence.

Regina pov

Im enjoying our quiet ride back when i feel a sudden sharp cramp in my lower abdomen. It feels oddly familiar to when i was a teenager and used to have periods but that can't possibly be true. I havent had one in decades. The next cramp hits and i double over in pain. I try to focus on taking deep breaths as Emma pulls over. "Regina! Are you ok? Whats wrong?" She panics as she rubs my back. "Im cramping really badly. It almost feels like really bad period cramps but i cant have periods anymore." Emma puts the car in drive and uses her phone as a gps to the nearest hospital.

They do bloodwork and urine tests for different things and nothing comes back but there is some spotting. They said it's likely that its just my body finally working properly. They can't possibly understand magic and how it dried up and killed my womb. I guess we will wait and see if it stops on its own and if it doesnt we can go to the doctor when we get home as its obviously not serious enough to cut our honeymoon short.

We go back to the villa and Emma insists on me going to lay down while she takes care of the beach laundry. Once we are in the bedroom i strip out of my shorts and bikini and hand them to Emma as she hands me my nightgown. A dark purple negligee with black lace on the top and bottom. I crawl into bed and relax until Emma comes in less than an hour later. "Feeling any better baby?" She asks as she climbs in behind me and wraps her arm around my waist protectively. "Yea i feel a bit better. Havent had any intense cramps again. Just light cramping off and on."

Emma rubs my stomach over right where ive been getting the cramps. She kisses my shoulder and says, "im so sorry you are hurting baby. I hate to see you suffer in any way. Hopefully by tomorrow it will stop. I wish we had magic here and id just heal you." I turn over and trace her face lightly with my fingers. "You take such good care of me my love. Thank you." Emma leans over to kiss me. "Its my job to make sure you are ok. And i love my job. Because i love you. With every breath i somehow love you more and i always think i couldnt possibly fit so much love inside me."

I scoot closer to her until my head is on her chest. "I love you Emma. Lets get some sleep. Im exhausted." I say as i close my eyes. I feel her fingers tracing my spine up and down until im completely asleep.

5 days later

Regina pov

Emma and I decided to go to the Hollywood Walk of Fame on one of our last days here. Hollywood is amazing. So many people are just like us. Girls with girls and guys with guys just walking and holding hands and noone looks at them any different. There are exactly 3 gay couples in Storybrooke. We were out first. And we helped Ruby find a way to ask Belle out. The other 2 ladies found their love by themselves, its very new. They texted us the other day ecstatic with the news that Tink officially asked Ariel to be her girlfriend and Ariel said yes.

Weve kept in touch with our best friends and of course our family while weve been out here. Henry has called a few times while weve been out just to ask if we were having fun and just to check on us. I think he misses us with him being in college and hes used to coming home on weekends to visit. Lucky for him we will be home day after tomorrow. I dont want to leave our honeymoon bubble but i do miss our friends. California is definitely on my list for future vacation trips. Id also eventually like to go to Hawaii and maybe on a cruise to the Bahamas. Theres alot of places id like to see one day. Money is no issue its simply that free time is hard to come by anymore, especially with me being the Mayor and Emma being the Sheriff.

We stop by a little festival that they have going on and we see a bunch of street vendors. We decide to get some food from the thai food vendor before we shop. Emma gets a dish ive never even heard of while i stick with Pad Thai. When we finish we set off to the little shopping tents. We find the best souvenirs to take back for our friends and family. Emma paid for us to get our pictures taken in front of the Hollywood sign and turned into postcards. They were perfect for each of the people we love to see us having fun out here. We get Henry a shirt that says "My parents went to Hollywood and all they got me was this lousy shirt." Hes going to love that.

We find a little out of the way shelter house where we can sit for a few. It was cute inside of it so we decided to do a mini photo shoot of each other and several selfies with the both of us. We have so many photos from this vacation its going to take hours to print them all. Some are for our eyes only but we have hundreds to show to our family and put in a scrapbook. When we finally get back to the Villa we eat dinner, shower, and go to bed as we are both exhausted from the day.