9 Months After Moving In
Regina was in the kitchen putting away the leftovers from dinner, she was surprised to come home from work and find Emma had cooked her dinner. Emma had a delicious pasta prepared with a nice salad and breadsticks for the side. There were candles set on the table, the lights were dimmed, it was absolutely beautiful. However, Regina knew this meant Emma had something up her sleeve; she just didn't know what it was. She heard footsteps coming up behind her and she turned to see Emma standing behind her with a mischievous smile. Regina knew something was up because she was wearing the pair of shorts Regina absolutely loves on her. They showed off her toned legs perfectly and all she had on top was a white tank top.
"What can I do for you, Emma?"
"Well, I wanted to talk to you."
Regina smirked as she continued to put plates away, "Oh? Is that why you are dressed in a certain way?"
Emma couldn't stop the wide smile as she shrugged and hopped up on the counter, "Maybe. Why? You like?"
Regina closed the refrigerator door and turned to face her, "Off the counter, we eat on that. And I don't mind the outfit if you must ask. Now, what did you want to discuss?"
Emma hopped off the counter and wrapped her arms around Regina's waist, "I want to go on a trip with you."
"A trip? Where?"
Regina thought Emma's face would split in half with how wide her smile was, she looked like a child opening gifts on Christmas.
"Disney World."
Regina raised a brow, "Excuse me?"
"Disney World. I want to go to Disney World with you."
"Emma, don't you think you are a bit old for that?"
Emma shook her head, "Nope. Plus they have stuff for adults too. Come on babe, it'll be so much fun I promise."
"When do you even plan on attending?"
"Tomorrow."
Regina laughed, shaking her head, "Now I know you are delusional. Emma, we can't just plan a trip for tomorrow. You and I both have jobs, it just can't be done. So I'm sorry but the answer is no."
Emma kept that wide smile, "Actually it's all already planned out."
Regina stepped out of the blonde's embrace and placed a hand on her hip, "Excuse me? What was that? I don't think I heard you correctly."
Emma shrugged, "I already bought the tickets and booked our hotel room. Plus I talked to Booth and he's covering for me and Mary Margaret is going to be temporary Mayor while you are gone. Everyone in town already agreed to be okay with it. It's all set. All you need to do is pack."
Regina was in shock, mostly with the fact that Emma had the capability to plan things correctly without her help but she couldn't show her she was impressed.
"So you planned everything without discussing it with me or seeing if I was even okay with it?" Regina knew it was mean to tease her like this but she couldn't help herself.
Emma's smile fell and she looked like a puppy who was caught making a mess and is trying to apologize to its owner. "Wait are you...are you mad at me? Babe, I thought you would like it."
Regina sighed, shaking her head as she turned away and began to head upstairs, "I just can't be it.."
"Wait, babe!" Emma ran up the stairs and followed the brunette into the master bedroom. "Baby please don't be mad at me. I'll cancel it, I swear."
Regina had her back to the blonde trying to compose herself but she couldn't stop smiling. She honestly was excited to be going to Disney, she never went as a child since her mother disapproved of it for some reason. She felt Emma's hand on her arm and was turned around. Emma froze when she saw Regina was smiling at her.
"I can't believe we are actually going to Disney World. I've always wanted to go."
Emma chuckled, "Why you little-" Emma quickly scooped her up causing the brunette to squeal as she was tossed onto the bed as was met with Emma's lips. Neither of them packed that night, they left it all for the morning. The next morning Emma was the first to wake which surprised Regina but she could see the excitement in her girlfriend's eyes. Neither of them had a wonderful childhood and they could finally experience one of those things together. The morning felt like it flew by, they packed, ate breakfast together, and waited to leave for the airport. It was a late flight and they left the house by 9pm. Their flight was at 10:30 and much to Regina's dislike Emma was keeping everything a secret, she wasn't telling Regina where they were going to be staying or what the plan for when they would arrive would be. The first surprise was that they were flying first class to Orlando, she knew Emma must have been secretly saving and planning this for a while. The flight was nice and after a little over 3 hours, they landed in Orlando, Florida. They had a car rental already waiting for them, of course, Emma chose a red Dodge Charger.
"Emma, can you please tell me where we are staying?"
Emma shook her head as they began to drive on the highway that had all the park entrances, "Oh my god I can't wait to go to MGM Studios."
"Don't ignore me. Where are we staying."
Emma chuckled, "Don't worry about it babe. I want to go to a park, that's what's important."
"What? Emma, you need like an entire day to do a park and if you didn't know dear it's now almost 2 o'clock in the morning. It's probably closed."
"Don't care. I want to go." Before Regina could protest, Emma was already entering the Magic Kingdom parking lot.
Emma pulled up to the toll booth and handed the man two papers. He smiled and nodded, "Enjoy your day at Magic Kingdom. Just head straight and spot 1 is for you Miss Swan."
"Thank you." Emma went to the spot and parked her car where they were met by two workers. One was sitting in a golf cart and the other was standing beside their car.
"If you two would just enter the golf cart, it would escort you to your destination." Regina was completely confused about what was happening. Were they like this to every person? If so they get an A+ for customer service. They both entered the golf cart and began to head towards the park. Regina couldn't help but smile wide as she saw the giant Cinderella castle standing tall in the park skyline. It was absolutely beautiful and she was about to experience the so-called 'magic' of Disney. The cart drove them through the park slowly as staff made passage for them. The park was still lit brightly and some people were still inside. They arrived in the center of the park right in front of the castle.
Emma smiled and exited the cart taking Regina's hand, "Welcome to our hotel baby."
Regina's eyes went wide, "Wait what? What do you mean?"
Emma chuckled as she pulled her towards the castle where a woman dressed as Cinderella was waiting for them with a smile.
"Welcome to my castle. I hope you enjoy the room the Prince and I have prepared for you. Have a wonderful stay here." She waved goodbye as Emma and Regina followed an employee up into the elevator and headed to the Cinderella Suite they were staying at. Once inside the suite, their bags were already there and the employee left them alone.
"Oh my god, Emma...this is beautiful." Regina was so lost in the beauty of the room and the fact Emma had done all of this for her she just continued to walk around in a daze. Emma smiled wide, her trip was going perfect so far. They were staying for an entire week in Orlando and they made sure to make the best of it. The first day consisted of Epcot Center which Regina had wanted to go to first. Emma enjoyed getting food from every country while Regina loved the end of the night firework show. The second day was all MGM Studios, Regina was a bit embarrassed to be forced to go see the Frozen Sing-Along but can't deny she sang along to Let It Go. Of course, from there Emma made her go see the Elsa firework show and they ended the night by screaming on Tower of Terror.
Their week flew by, they did every park soon enough it was Saturday and they already had to leave the next morning. The morning started off with breakfast together and they decided to do some shopping in DownTown Disney. They had gone the night before but mostly were enjoying the bars that were there and even went up on the Peter Pan hot air balloon. They arrived at Downtown Disney and began to go through the shops wanting to buy a few souvenirs. After about two and a half hours and multiple shopping bags they left and decided it was only fitting to spend the last night in Magic Kingdom. They did Space Mountain, It's a Small World, and even went to go meet Snow White and the Evil Queen. Regina wasn't a fan saying the woman looked nothing like a true Queen. By the end of it all they were exhausted and were sitting on a bench waiting for the firework show to begin. Emma had popcorn and a frozen lemonade in her hand while Regina was eating from a fruit cup she had purchased.
"So how has your stay at Disney been?"
Regina smiled warmly, "Magical. And it's all thanks to you. Thank you for this Emma."
Emma smiled and placed a soft kiss on her cheek, "Anything for you baby." They heard the announcement that the parade was about to start and stood up.
"Let's move to the front of the castle, I want to see what they do." Regina smiled, taking Emma's hand and walked over to the best spot they could find. They set their things down between their legs and waited as the music began to play throughout the park. Emma stood behind Regina wrapping her arms around her waist and resting her head on her shoulder as Regina leaned back into her. They watched in awe at the light show on the castle and the bright fireworks going off in the background. It truly was a magical view, Regina was so lost in it all she didn't feel Emma pull back. Once you heard Peter Pan's voice calling for Tinkerbell, the woman at the top of the castle on a zip line went shooting down with fireworks exploding everywhere.
"Oh my god, Emma are you seeing this?" Regina smiled wide as she turned around to look at her and froze. Emma was behind her down on one knee holding up a small blue velvet box with a two-stoned diamond ring. Everyone around them had backed away to give them room.
"Em...Emma what are you..?"
Emma pointed to the castle causing Regina to turn around once more and write in lights was 'Regina will you marry me?' Regina turned back around and had tears in her eyes. "Emma.."
"Regina, I have loved you since the moment I laid eyes on you. I've never met anyone like you, you know how to make me feel like I'm good enough. You make my heart flutter every time you look at me, I feel like I can break at any moment. I lost you one and I promised myself I would never lose you again. You are my everything Regina, I want to be your wife. I want to grow old with you, I want to have a family with you. I never loved like this and I don't ever want our journey to end. So...Regina Mills. Will you marry me?"
Regina's heart was beating like crazy as she heard every word Emma spoke to her and she knew she wanted everything she did. She wanted to be her wife, she wanted a family, she wanted to grow old with this woman.
Regina smiled down at her precious girlfriend, "Yes. I'll marry you."
Emma smiles wide and almost jumps up as she rushed Regina hugging her tightly. The crowd around them cheered and started to chant for a kiss. Emma laughed as she slid the ring onto her finger and pulled her in for a deep kiss.
"You were planning this weren't you?" Regina chuckled as she pulled back, wiping her lipstick off of Emma's lips.
"Maybe. It was awesome though, right?"
Regina laughed and hugged her once more, even though she'll never say the word. Their trip to Disney would always be awesome in Regina's book.