Sooo I actually wrote a second chapter for this. I started and just couldn't stop writing that's why it's so long. Not sure if I like where this is going but I guess if people are still reading it can't be that bad…
So please tell me when this stops being good or give me prompts about what you'd like to see!
And since there is a little mature stuff I changed the rating to be safe.

Waking up with Regina's arms around her probably was the best feeling Emma had ever had. She had never experienced love like this. Of course, that was because Regina was her one true love, something she had secretly hoped for but never actually expected. She figured Regina would just turn out to be her soulmate or some other cheesy phenomenon possible in a land with magic. Since she had been to the Enchanted Forest nothing seemed impossible anymore. Villain turned hero, hero turned villain, villain turned slightly better version turned villain once more.

Then she heard it again, the reason she woke up. The villain in her story, maybe the villain in every ordinary person's life: the evil alarm clock.

"Ugh, Regina, turn it off."

The annoying noise ceased and the embrace of strong arms around her waist got tighter.

"Good morning to you too, dear." Regina pressed a kiss to the blonde's messy hair. She loved waking up next to Emma even though she was her most exhausting self in the morning. Regina, being used to her job as Mayor, didn't dread waking up early. Only now she dreaded the part following the waking up part: getting out of her warm bed and leaving a sleepy and grumpy blonde behind.

"Maybe somebody shouldn't have stayed up that late if she can't handle getting up in the morning," Regina mischievously whispered into Emma's ear. A light chuckle coming from the blonde was the answer she had expected.

"I do remember someone who kept we awake for quite some time. Even promising me a sleep-in-weekend in the future." Emma hadn't actually opened her eyes yet. She hated getting up early but she knew her job demanded it. Well, Regina demanded it and for all she cared, Regina laid down the law.

When the arms around her waist began to retreat, Emma tried to hold on to them. They easily slipped from her grasp as she was not in power of all her strength this early in the morning.

"I have to get up and make breakfast for Henry, dear. Otherwise, he might storm in here and we agreed to tell him before he walked in on us." Regina pulled on Emma's arm so the blonde faced her. "So we should do it soon because we won't be lucky many times more." She kissed her lover's nose and got up, hearing Emma grunt once more.

With having Emma around she had had to adjust to many new situations. For starters, Emma practically absorbs any heat so Regina had to learn how to sleep in fewer clothes so she wouldn't actually sweat to death during the night. Another thing was putting up with the constant touching when Emma was around her. While she appreciated the different ways her partner wanted to convey her love, she could be very distracting and it got more difficult to keep their relationship a secret. Explaining to Henry why Emma suddenly stayed for dinner almost every night and was there for breakfast most times too, was handled with a joke. "You know your mother can smell food from half a mile away, Henry," she had said one morning when Emma had actually stayed in bed to avoid her son's never ending questions.

This was one of those mornings. Emma really didn't feel like getting up since she had another hour until she had to be at work. She still chanced a look at her semi-naked girlfriend, making her way to the en-suite bathroom in only her underwear. Maybe she someday would find out how to lower her body temperature but she secretly hoped she wouldn't. It was a treat to see Regina in this state of undress and it instantly gave her the kick she needed to wake up. Emma still didn't get up, though. Instead, she reveled in thinking about their activities that had kept them awake until deep at night.

When Regina emerged from the bathroom she looked refreshed and observant, noting Emma's exposed chest and dreamy gaze. After quickly getting dressed she stalked over to the bed and sat down next to Emma. Without thinking too much she leaned down and captured a rosy nipple between her lips. This seemed to bring Emma out of her haze and Regina heard her catch her breath. After swirling her tongue around the hardened nub for good measure she released in with a quiet plop.

"Holy fuck, Regina. Don't start something you can't finish!" Emma intended it to be a challenge, hoping against hope that Regina wouldn't keep her hanging this time. But as always Regina had just aimed to tease the younger woman to get her to wake up properly.

"Language Miss Swan! I won't finish it and you won't either or you'll be late for work. Bring me lunch later and I might be able to assist you with that dirty mouth of yours."

Emma was left with a kiss on her lips and a light stroke over her now wet nipple.

"I'm so gonna finish it now!" Emma said out loud when Regina was out of earshot.

Having prepared a toast with Nutella for Henry and cereal with fresh fruit for herself Regina sat down at the counter, barely sitting alone for 30 seconds before Henry came into the kitchen with a quiet "Morning, mom" on his lips. He then joined her at the counter and started to devour his breakfast. When Emma had first brought the chocolaty goodness into her house Regina knew there was no chance Henry would settle for just one jar.

Regina had first despised Emma for introducing the unhealthy treat but had soon caught herself sneaking into the kitchen late at night and eating a nice spoon of Nutella. Of course, she would never tell Emma, not now, not ever.

She nearly spat out her cereal when Henry asked her a much-unexpected question.

"Why isn't mom coming down for breakfast?" He always managed to sound innocent.

Regina looked at her son incredulously. Had Henry not fallen for the "I'll close the door loudly on my way out while actually not leaving at all" tactic? They had been very careful, never retiring to the bedroom if Henry wasn't actually fast asleep. He hadn't come into her room in the middle of the night due to nightmares, or had he? Regina wouldn't find out if she didn't ask her son herself.

"What makes you think Emma is upstairs, Henry?" She tried to keep her voice even, not letting out any nervousness.

"Come on, mom, you don't have to sneak around me. I've known for quite some time and I'm happy for you." Henry got up, kissed his mother's cheek standing on tip toes and left to catch the bus for school.

Regina was astounded, to say the least, and hadn't actually moved for ten minutes after Henry had left. Realizing then she would be late for work she cursed under her breath and instead of driving she simply teleported herself to City Hall. At lunch, she had to have a talk to Emma about their son being aware of their relationship.

After she heard the door slam and the telltale sound of Regina poofing herself to City Hall Emma got up. Due to Regina's teasing touch merely 30 minutes ago she was still very much aroused. She knew if she didn't take care of the ache now she would be insufferable the whole day leading to awkward questions from her dad about her well-being.

So Emma got up and decided to relief herself in the shower, not wanting to leave any evidence behind that Regina could detect. Knowing Regina got frustrated by Emma's messy habits she let her panties fall to the floor before stepping into the shower and turning on the hot water.

With the feeling of Regina's mouth still lingering Emma left her breasts untouched and concentrated her handy work on the still aching area between her legs. Her fingers tentatively stroked up and down her slit until they found their resting place on her clit. Emma, being a fan of many sensations at once, kept her left middle finger circling around her clit while she quickly pushed two fingers of her right hand into herself. She released a sigh while enjoying the hot water splash over her face and imitating hot fingers on her torso.

Emma closed her eyes, thinking of Regina and how well she had treated her last night. In her mind, it was Regina who pushed two digits almost mercilessly inside of her and licking up her neck to lightly nibble on her ear. Emma only saw Regina's dark brown eyes and she was finally pushed over the edge and came back to the present.

After taking her time to recover Emma quickly washed her hair and got out of the shower. Taking barely 10 minutes to get ready she was still late for work.

Dammit, Regina was right. The brunette simply knew Emma to well.

While stuffing a toast with Nutella into her mouth she wished she too was able to poof herself to wherever she wanted. Instead, she rushed to her car and managed to land the toast on her pants as she sat down. Great, she thought, just another thing Regina is going to hold over my head later.

Arriving 20 minutes late Emma was not in the mood for David's stern look.

"When you didn't show at breakfast, I thought you were already here. How did you manage to still be late?" he questioned. His daughter had actually skipped breakfast many times in the past few months and he and Mary Margaret were getting worried. They had decided to ask her the next time she showed up for dinner.

"Uhm, I had some errands to run, you know." Emma tried to evade her father's questioning, knowing her parents were suspecting something was up.

She sat down in her office and was glad as David told her he had been called out only 20 minutes later. He didn't show up again until Emma was leaving for lunch with Regina.

"Hey, where are you going? I brought us burgers from Granny's!"

Emma sighed. She didn't want to lie to her parents much longer. She would ask Regina to think through her concerns regarding telling them about their relationship.

"I'm sorry but Regina actually called me to attend some business meeting at City Hall. I'll see you later, though!" It wasn't necessarily a lie, Emma told herself. Then she exited the Sheriff's Station and left behind a dumbfounded David.

After picking up a grilled cheese at Granny's and kale salad at the vegetarian store just off of Main Street Emma made her way to City Hall. She confidently walked past Regina's secretary and made her way to the brunette's office.

When her door opened unannounced Regina knew it could only be Emma barging in. She finished signing her documents before she lifted her gaze to the blonde standing in front of her desk.

"We have to tell my parents," Emma mumbled before holding up her packed arms, "and I brought you your weird-ass kale salad thing."

Regina smiled. Emma could be very attentive. She reached for her salad when remembering Emma's other words. She wanted to tell the two idiots about their relationship?

"Why the sudden change of heart, dear?" she asks as she opened the plastic container and poured the vinaigrette dressing over her salad. "And what happened to your pants?"

Emma let herself fall into one of the armchairs in front of Regina's desk and pouted.

"Not everyone has magical abilities and can stop toast from falling on the Nutella side, you know? Aaand my parents suspect there is something wrong with me. My dad always asks me if I'm alright when I show up for work late and my mom always questions me about the men I'm dating. Even though she knows that I'm not dating anyone. She's so annoying, ugh!"

That made Regina smile and she looked at Emma as if to say 'I told you so!'

"So when I say your mother is aggravating it is not true but you're allowed to say so? Be that as it may, if it is your desire to let your parents in on our relationship I'm not going to stand in your way. My initial concerns have vanished, dear!"

Emma was taken aback. She had expected Regina to object but now her concern had suddenly evaporated? Not knowing what these concerns involved Emma had to ask.

Regina smirked in return.

"Well, dear, I feared our relationship to be simply physical but you convinced me otherwise. And of course, there is still the aspect of your mother's reaction. You do remember that it was once my deepest desire to feed her guts to my horse, I hope?"

Emma gulped. Of course, she remembered how she got into this situation. But if Regina hadn't enacted the curse she wouldn't have Henry or Regina for that matter. It did sometimes weird her out thinking about Regina as her step-grandmother and actually being about 40 years older than herself. Emma quickly shook the thoughts out of her head and nodded her head.

Their relationship had started out being purely physical and Emma had enjoyed the first few weeks but for her, it had always been about her love for Regina. She had expected Regina to see her as a conquest to take revenge on her mother. Regina thought Emma needed a pause from all her savior duties and had gladly helped the younger woman out. She had tried to convince herself that their relationship was just about sex but it had slowly dawned on her that she actually harbored feelings for the blonde. Oh, she was going to enjoy telling her former nemesis about her love affair with her daughter.

"Also, we have to tell Henry. Before we tell your parents! I believe he actually knows about us already, he insinuated so at breakfast this morning."

No, that couldn't be, they had been careful around Henry. But not careful enough as it seems. But Emma agreed with Regina, Henry should know before they tell her parents.

"Maybe have my parents over for dinner tonight and tell Henry when he gets out of school? Can you leave the office early today?" Emma was already thinking up ways to tell her parents and how to minimize the shock.

"I'll see what I can do, it has been a really slow day so it shouldn't be a problem. Oh, and Miss Swan?"

"Huh?" Emma had started unpacking her grilled cheese and took a huge bite out of it.

"Next time I instruct you to leave something unfished you better listen otherwise I'll have to put a spell on you."

Emma gulped. No, she didn't like that. That didn't sound like fun at all. And how had Regina found out? Wait, she had said she'd been late to work this morning. She kept eating her sandwich without looking up at Regina but she knew the brunette sported a big grin.

After they had finished their food in silence Emma got up to leave.

"Didn't you forget something, Miss Swan?" Regina said with a mischievous smile on her lips.

Bending over the large wooden table Emma met Regina's lips and gave her a short but passionate kiss.

"Call me when you're home?"

Regina nodded and so Emma made her way out of City Hall.

It had been a slow day at the Sheriff's Station. There had only been two minor incidents that David had handled while Emma had worked tirelessly on the budget reports for Regina. Even though she loved the woman, her professional persona was a pain in the ass. Speaking of the devil, she got a text.

R: I picked up Henry from school and we're home now! Come soon?

Emma quickly typed back a reply.

E: Just finishing some reports for Madam Mayor ;) Be home in 20!

Only having to sign the documents Emma was finished soon after and packed up her stuff. On her way out she almost ran into David and remembered the dinner plans she made with Regina.

"Hey, dad, would you and mom be up for a family dinner at Regina's tonight?"

David looked at his daughter as if awaiting further explanation but when nothing came he nodded.

"I don't think your mom has made any plans. I'll text you later, though, when I have actually asked her!"

When his daughter had left David called his wife, confused. She should already be home since school had ended 30 minutes ago.

"Hey, Snow! Guess what, we were invited for dinner at Regina's tonight."

He heard a small gasp, then his wife voiced her surprise.

"Regina invited us to dinner? Does Emma know?"

"It was actually Emma who invited us, can you believe it? She's barely at home anymore and then she invites us to Regina's house?"

"Well, honey, I guess she just wants to spend more time with Henry and as Regina likes to have him close by it's probably the easiest way to see him at Regina's. But we should really talk to her soon, I'm worried about our daughter."

"We'll talk to her later. So, I will confirm our dinner plans with Emma and I'll see you at home within the hour!"

David hung up and texted Emma that he and Snow would come over around 7 pm. That left him enough time to pack up and get home to pick up his lovely wife.

"Henry, there is something your mother and I would like to discuss with you."

Emma swallowed hard. This was not going to be easy but she thought it best to leave the talking to Regina for now. It would be her turn later when her parents arrived.

Henry was a very attentive listener and he didn't break eye contact with Regina as they sat across from him in his bed. He nodded to indicate that he understood and awaited further information.

"As you might have noticed your mother has been spending a lot of time at our home lately. I am sure you have no problem with that."

Henry violently shook his head from side to side with a big smile on his face. Regina and Emma had agreed to see how much detail to their relationship Henry was comfortable with. Of course they both had needs but first and foremost they were mothers, so if Henry was uncomfortable with anything they had to learn to live without it.

"Good, I didn't expect you to object. Well, the reason your mother is around so much is because we've grown closer over the last few weeks – months really – and we discovered that we actually like each other very much. Does this bother you in any way?"

Again Henry shook his head no.

"Alright then, as you may have noticed something has changed between your mother and me." Regina grasped Emma's hand and Emma squeezed hers in return, showing her support. "Henry, your mother and I are in love and we're trying to work out a relationship. How do you feel about that?"

Emma anxiously waited for Henry's answer, fearing the worst. He then smiled at them both.

"I might be just a kid, moms, but I know true love when I see it!" he said confidently and that made his mothers laugh. "You don't have to hide your feelings from me. I'm just so happy for you." Henry then sat up and wrapped his tiny arms around their necks.

They both couldn't stop smiling and a few small tears escaped Regina's eyes. Emma loved these moments when Regina actually revealed her vulnerable side. For Emma, it meant a whole lot of trust was brought her way and she reveled in being one of the two people Regina actually opened up to.

After a few minutes of silent group hugging, Henry released his mother and laid back on his bed to continue reading his ridiculously big storybook. For him, it was the beginning of their journey as a family. He was proud of how far his mothers had come. From being the Evil Queen to being a loving mother and from untrusting orphan to all-accepting family person.

Before they got up Emma reached for Regina's cheek to pull her in for a kiss and wiped away the few tears that had almost dried by then.

"Eww, that doesn't mean you can do that in front of me. That's still disgusting." Henry had covered his eyes with his hands and stuck out his tongue. Emma chuckled.

"Better get used to it kid, because after we tell your grandparents over dinner tonight I'm never ever going to stop kissing your mom."

A small laugh escaped Regina's lips and she pulled her girlfriend up from their son's bed and out of his room.

"Never ever?"

"Never ever again!" Emma confirmed then promptly pressed her lips to Regina's and pushed her against the wall. When her hands finally found their way under Regina's shirt the brunette was brought out of her reverie. She pushed Emma away to clear her head.

"Not now, though. We have to prepare dinner before your parents show up in an hour!"

"Oh come on! You can just magic something up and we can have some fun now…"

Emma cocked her eyebrow and gave Regina a sly smile.

"We're doing this the right way, Miss Swan, and no more complaining from you or there'll be no fun for you in the future."

That made Emma's face fall and she begrudgingly followed Regina to the kitchen downstairs.

When the doorbell rang Emma opened the door for her parents and Regina called Henry for dinner. Ever the hostess Regina asked Snow and Charming if they would like something to drink. They both declined and so Emma took them to the living room and Regina made her way back to the kitchen. Emma felt awkward as she sat in front of her parents in her still-secret girlfriend's house. Just as her mom opened her mouth to say something Henry stormed in.

"Grandma! Grandpa!" He hugged his grandparents and then sat in between them, now all looking at Emma.

Trying to escape the stiff situation Emma muttered something about helping Regina in the kitchen but was stopped by her mother.

"Let David help Regina, honey. I feel like I haven't seen you in weeks," Snow said.

Henry snickered but kept a mostly straight face.

"Yeah let's see if your mother needs help in the kitchen, shall we, Henry?"

And with that Emma was left alone with her mother who looked at her concerned. Snow decided it would be best to just ask Emma what was going on before her behavior got any stranger. Knowing Emma would flee the conversation as soon as possible, Snow moved over to the other couch and laid her hand on her daughter's knee. Emma tried to avoid her mother's gaze but Snow was insisting to not start until her daughter looked at her.

"Emma what has been going on with you lately? Your father and I barely get to see you anymore! You're gone when we're having breakfast and coming home after we've gone to bed. Have we done something? Why are you avoiding us?"

Emma dreaded having this conversation. Her mother wasn't exactly right, most times she didn't even come home, instead just stayed over at Regina's. But her mother had to wait a bit longer for that answer.

"I'm not avoiding you. It actually has nothing to do with you. I just have a lot on my mind and I have to take care of a lot of stuff and I have a job and Henry. It's just not my priority to be treated like a child, you know? I am a grown up, I can do whatever I want."

Emma was getting a little angry, her mother had no right to corner her like this and demand answers. She wasn't a child anymore and she certainly wasn't their child, seeing as they had given her away.

But no, this was not the way. Taking a deep breath Emma tried to break out of the loop in her head that told her to push away anyone who came too close. Strangely that had never applied to Regina. Still, she had to control her emotions. Her parents did actually care about her, she just had to get used to it.

Her mother, misinterpreting Emma's reaction, thought Emma was trying to dodge the reason she was away so often.

"You met someone, haven't you? I knew it! What's his name? Is he a prince? Oh, how great, we can still see you marrying a prince."

Emma was about to explode and scream at her mother for every reason possible when David called from the dining room that dinner was ready. Luckily because Emma would have probably attacked her mother for being so annoying. Today was definitely not a calm day for Emma.

Her anger issues had begun to be a problem when she was five. Even though she had been small, her strength had always been underestimated by the older boys in group homes. So when she broke a boy's nose for trying to steal her blanket she was labeled a problem kid. Meaning adoption was becoming even more unlikely. She was placed in another home and nobody tried to steal anything from her or get in her way when a kid overheard a conversation between the social workers. Yes, nobody bothered her but nobody tried to get to know her either. That was how Emma learned to be a lonely orphan. Of course, her profession was a good outlet for her anger though she had gotten into trouble about it once or twice in bars.

But everything was fine now, wasn't it? Her anger had almost diminished since Henry had found her and she didn't think it would ever be a problem again. Apparently annoying and pushy people would always be her trigger.

She was brought back to the present by a soft hand stroking up her arm.

"Are you alright, love?" Regina. She was always able to calm her down.

Emma simply nodded and mumbled something about getting it over with and moved to the dining room.

Dinner was only slightly awkward since Henry gladly overplayed the silence omitting from his mother by talking to his grandparents about everything that happened in school. Although Snow knew about most of Henry's stories she still listened attentively as if she heard everything for the first time. Regina talked about city business with David and Emma told Henry and her mother about the "criminals" she had to deal with this week. One had been a stray cat and the other was Grumpy, drunk as a skunk.

When they had finished eating and Snow wanted to start clearing the table Emma seized the opportunity to finally disclose their secret.

"Mom, dad, there is something I have to tell you. Or actually, we have to tell you." Under the table, Regina grasped her girlfriend's hand reassuringly and silently willed her to go on.

"This might come as a surprise to you, but, mom, I actually have found someone. However, they are no prince."

Snow could barely stand the suspense but took her daughter's pause to take a drink. Emma breathed in deeply, closed her eyes and finally revealed her secret.

"She's actually a queen. Regina and I – "

Emma was interrupted by her mother spitting her drink into Regina's face, unfortunate sitting order.

"You're sleeping with my daughter?" Snow sounded exasperated, Regina sported a small grin as she dried her face with her napkin.

"Is this some kind of sick revenge plan, because this crosses the line by at least a million miles?"

This was the reaction Emma had dreaded, but it seemed like Regina relished it. Her dad was surprisingly silent.

"Oh, trust me, my dear. If this was part of my revenge you would have walked in on us in your own bed."

Wow, Regina really did enjoy this. Fortunately, Henry was distracted eating his ice cream and let everyone believe he wasn't listening. Then Charming actually returned to the present and surprised all of them.

"Does she make you happy?"

Not having expected such a calm and gentle response Emma was left temporarily speechless until Regina kicked her under the table.

"What? Yeah! I mean yes, yes, she makes me very happy, dad. I don't think I have ever been happier in my entire life." Emma said the last part while looking at Regina.

Now it was Henry's turn to jump into the conversation.

"Of course, they're happy! It's true love, anybody can see that." And he said it like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Charming smiled and now looked at Regina.

"Then your mother and I will support you all the way."

"But –" Snow tried but was cut off by her husband.

"We will support every decision you'll make, Emma. That's what parents are for."

This made Emma smile. She had expected them to be angry, not supportive. She obviously still had a lot to learn about parents.

"Your mother agrees with me she is just slightly shocked as you can see." Snow was sitting mutely at the table, mouth and eyes wide open. "So, she'll come around. But if anybody thinks what you're doing isn't right, you'll send them to me and I'll tell them what's right or wrong, you hear me?"

There was the strong and protective father Regina knew Charming to be. She was glad they hadn't faced Snow alone because it could have ended in disaster. Regina was sure Snow wasn't really against their relationship, she was probably just very surprised.

"Mom, could you say something? Please!"

Her daughter's plea made Snow find her voice again, stuttering.

"Well, yes, of course, we'll support you, honey. We love you. If you're really sure about this, then, of course, we're on your side!"

Finally, she had the okay from her mother as well. Not that she really needed it to pursue a relationship with Regina but she didn't want to lose her parents again as soon as she had found them. Emma felt like she could breathe again.

"So, you weren't actually leaving early and coming home late, were you?"

The question from her father made Emma blush. She didn't know how to answer it without embarrassing herself so she was relieved when Regina jumped in.

"Yes, about that. Even though your daughter is really messy, I have decided to ask her to move in with me and Henry. Our living situation right now is just overly complicated and with Emma living here it would become immensely less complicated."

Emma gulped. Had Regina really just asked her to move in? Well, she had kinda been living here for a few weeks, only going back to her parents' apartment for a change of clothes.

Charming just nodded while Snow still seemed taken aback but generally still breathing so all was well. Emma wanting to go to bed with Regina as soon as possible tried to rush the evening to its end by getting up and clearing the table. She had barely been in the kitchen for 30 seconds as she was engulfed in a hug by her mother.

"I'm am really happy you found someone, Emma. Even if it's Regina. I want her to be happy too. She deserves it more than anything."

Emma was glad her mother had actually come around. She felt her anger over their earlier conversation dissipate as she melted into her mother's hug.

"Thank you, mom, this really means a lot to me."

Snow squeezed her daughter once more and proceeded to help the others clear the table.

It was about half an hour later that Snow and Charming had left the house, giving them many reassuring and meaningful glances. And then it was finally quiet again. Henry had gone to bed since it was a school night and so Emma and Regina were finally alone.

After they had gotten ready for bed and snuggled into each other, Emma asked Regina if she really wanted her to move in.

"I realize we haven't talked about it but it wouldn't actually change much, now would it? The only thing missing is your clothes in my closet and your personal effects all over the house. I'll be sure to make as much room as you need."

Emma was suddenly nervous. She had actually never lived with someone voluntarily. Even her moving in with Mary Margaret had been kind of an emergency solution. Also, she had never had a real home. Her apartment in Boston could be cleared in 10 minutes as there wasn't much that actually belonged to her.

"I- I won't be needing much space," Emma tried to explain.

Regina didn't seem to understand. "No, Emma, it's alright really. It'll be your home too so you should make yourself comfortable."

Now Emma was actually uncomfortable. She never had to have this talk with anyone before, because it had never felt this serious. But how could she possibly explain it to Regina? She felt nervous. She dreaded this conversation so much that she would rather run right now than talk to Regina about it.

She had probably been silent for too long because she felt herself being turned around. Her eyes were shut tightly and her face was contorted in a pained expression. The sight broke Regina's heart.

"Emma, honey, what's wrong? If you don't want to move in that's fine, I can wait."

Emma tried to escape Regina's grasp but the brunette's hold was strong.

"Talk to me, Emma. Just tell me what's wrong and I'll fix it."

Regina had no idea what was bothering the blonde but she knew she wouldn't let her run away. She might not see her again otherwise.

Emma, on the other hand, knew she wanted to tell Regina everything, but she just didn't know how.

"I just- ugh. Regina, I don't know how to do this."

What did she mean? Their relationship? Was this all going to waste over a stupid comment Regina had made?

"I've never had a home." Emma's voice was slightly raised now. "I don't know how to live with someone and I don't have any personal effects. I. Don't. Know. How to do this." The last part was nearly a growl as Emma got even more frustrated.

Regina, for once, was actually scared. Not scared of Emma, no, but scared of losing her. She didn't know how to help Emma so she just tried to be honest.

"Emma, you might not believe me, but I actually know how you feel. Every home I've ever had has been destroyed. I have never felt at home until I found Henry. He made this house my first home. And you can have that too. I will help you. If you need space for yourself, away from everyone, I'll clear a room for you. But, please, don't run from this. I love you and I couldn't bear to lose you."

Tears dropped down onto Emma's cheeks, effectively mixing with her own. How could this evening end so depressing? Emma vowed to herself that she would work on her issues. Maybe see Henry's therapist or something. Because she couldn't lose this, she couldn't lose Regina and consequently Henry too.

"I'll try, alright? I can't promise anything but I know this is the most important… thing I've ever had so I'll fight everything and everyone before I give up on you."

Now Regina smiled again. Leaning down to kiss Emma she found hope in the green eyes. After all, she couldn't lose her true love, right? Fate wouldn't be that cruel now.

"That's enough for me, Emma. If you try and I try, what could possibly go wrong?"