A/N: This is a short chapter but my mind drifts away to other stories I have been working for weeks. Life gets in my way. Enjoy it. I know this one might be not good.

Chapter 18: Emma's POV

On her stay in Oklahoma City, Emma was relieved that she had her free day to spend her time with her children. She knew that Regina was glad that she stayed with them for a month's tour. The blonde singer hoped that it was worth of her time to have Regina in her time. But in her mind, she felt that it was too soon for her to project the future that she could provide for her new relationship with the brunette woman.

For a while, Emma was walking around in the zoo grounds since Henry and Remma begged their moms to have a zoo all day. Luckily for her, she knew where they went when they entered the front entrance of the zoo. But Emma did notice that Regina went diving in the different animals in the zoo. She understood that Regina didn't have any experience to see many exotic animals in her time.

Every time, the blonde woman was questioned by Regina and her children about different animals that have facts. Emma enjoyed her time to answer these questions and tried to tease Regina. The brunette woman started to narrow her eyes at her but moved on to something else to be interested. Henry and Remma were happily dancing through the grounds when they came to see their favorite animals.

For Henry, it was his favorite animal – elephants. He babbled on to every fact that he knew about the lions. Remma started to blabbering about her favorite animal – cheetah. The silblings started to argue on their facts about their animals' fact to defend what to win. To Emma, she was laughing all the way.

In her time, she enjoyed herself when she went alone without her foster parents. Emma remembered when she came to see her favorite animal, lions. She smiled at her memory when she walked to see her animal but found out that she dragged herself to see her old lion when she was younger. The lion roared and looked around while prancing back and forth in the cage.

The children were excited and scared at same time. Regina was in awe when she saw the beautiful lion in the cage. Emma looked at her daughter and signed for the lion. Remma beamed widely. The blonde woman looked up at the lion who was facing her in the front. She froze. Regina and Henry looked back at Emma then screamed.

Emma swallowed a lump in her throat when her face was very close to the lion's nose through the cage. Her eyes stared at the lion's eyes and she didn't move herself at all. The zookeeper came to them and went scared. The lion tilted its head and moved closer to Emma's face. The blonde singer felt her hands sweating but twitched when the lion's paws came through the cage bars.

Regina, Henry and Remma were watching them in the scene. Some crowd took the snaps of them and whispered about Emma's infamous reputation as the country singer. The blonde woman took a glimpse over at the zookeeper who was yelling at the staff on the phone. The lion gently pawed on the blonde hair of Emma Swan. Others were in awe but went shocked.

Emma was confused when the lion pawed her head and looked at the lion's eyes. It was her childhood lion when she was younger. She didn't notice her jaw being opened and replied. Others didn't hear her voice but watched the lion's paws petting on the blonde hair. Regina started to get nervous when she felt scared about Emma being the lion's meat.

"Simba?" The blonde singer repeated. The lion roared. Emma started to cackle and reached her hand through the bars to pet the lion's mane. Simba purred after feeling a hand on his mane and played with her hand on his nose. The zookeeper stared at them with his jaw being opened then fainted on the ground. Others clapped.

Regina widened her eyes when Emma actually petted Simba's head. The blonde singer looked over her shoulder and said. Henry and Remma started to video on them. The crowd were still snapping the photos and filming them. Emma looked back at Simba and smiled at him. The lion purred and whimpered when the touches ended.

"It's Simba, my childhood animal. I remembered him very well."

"How did you know it was him?" Regina asked while she got closer to her lover and Simba. She kept watching Simba's moves. The blonde woman rolled her eyes and cackled.

"His eyes. It was very dark but cool." Emma said.

"Ok."

"You know that Simba is having a common with me."

"No and why is that?" Regina said.

"Because we have a courage and defensive side. But we are tough. Right, Simba?"

Simba roared. The crowd yelled and applauded. The brunette woman started to cackle. Emma nodded after Simba's roar. The zookeeper finally woke up after getting a water dunk and looked around himself to find Simba and Emma being reunited. Henry and Remma came closer to Regina and Emma in a better distance from Simba.

Finally, Emma focused on her family and chuckled. She knew it was her moment to get closer to Regina and their kids together in the zoo. She ignored everybody outside the world and stared at the beautiful caramel eyes that she knew for years. Her smile started to lighten up when she saw a beautiful angel in her eyes. It was always and will be Regina to herself.

A/N: Next Chapter - Miami, Florida (Song: Kiss the Girl - Original Song by this author.)

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