Regina sighed, running her hand through her hair. She was so stupid. Why couldn't she just have said yes. Emma didn't deserve her. Regina would only make her suffer. Tears ran down her face as she remembered the upset expression on Emma's face as she had given her reply. And she had left Emma alone with Cordelia. She was such an idiot.

"Hey," Regina looked up from the bench she was sitting on by the docks when she heard the familiar voice. Zelena was standing there, arms folded. "Mind if I sit?" Regina shrugged, wiping the tears from her eyes. "Emma told me what happened." Regina looked across the dock and saw the sun beginning to set. She hadn't realised that she been out here that long.

"I'm an idiot," Regina admitted, moving over so Zelena could take a seat next to her.

"Don't say that," Zelena told Regina, letting Regina lean her head on her shoulder. "Only I'm allowed to call you that."

"It's true though," Regina replied, swallowing hard to stop anymore tears from falling. "I should've said yes. Or I should've explained. Or..."

"You don't need to explain," Zelena put her arm around her sister comfortingly. "Emma came and told me what happened."

"Is she okay?" Regina asked immediately. She had been selfish. She should have stayed and talked it out with her.

"Yeah," Zelena replied. "She gets it. If you don't want to marry, you don't need to marry. Emma was only asking if you wanted to."

"She still wants to be with me?" Regina asked, surprise clearly in her voice. Why on earth would Emma still want to be with her after she had rejected her?

"Of course," Zelena said. "She's not going to dump you for that. Go speak to her."

"Emma?" Regina said cautiously, opening the front door.

"Gina?" Emma poked her head round from the kitchen. "Cordelia's still asleep and Henry's just gone to bed as well."

"I'm sorry," Regina told her, walking up to her girlfriend and wrapping her arms around her.

"It's me who should be sorry," Emma told her, running her fingers through Regina's brown hair. "I didn't think. Of course you wouldn't want to get married. Not after Leopold."

"I shouldn't have left," Regina leaned closer into Emma's body, finding comfort in its warmth. "I still want us to be us... I just can't..."

"It's okay," Emma used a finger to lift up Regina's chin from her shoulder. Green eyes gazed into brown ones. "We don't need a piece of paper to confirm our love for each other."

"Thank you," Regina smiled, leaning in so that they could kiss gently. "I love you Emma."

"I love you too," Emma replied.

2 years later

"Congratulations Zee," Regina picked her glass of apple Martini from the bar top and raised it before taking a sip.

"Thanks sis," Zelena smiled, taking a drink from her own glass. "I can't believe I managed to pull this off." She smiled around at the bar that she had bought and revamped.

"It looks awesome," Emma told her, looking around at the green walls and the tables and chairs dotted around.

"I better not catch you giving Henry anything strong," Regina warned Zelena, looking at the glass of cider in Henry's hand. "His mothers are the sheriff and the mayor, I can very easily have your alcohol selling licence taken from you." She said, half jokingly, half serious.

"I know," Zelena rolled her eyes slightly at Regina's over-protectiveness. Emma smiled down at the toddler sitting in her lap. Two years had passed since she had proposed. Her and Regina had never mentioned the idea of marriage but they were happy. Cordelia was a bright happy toddler and Henry was thriving. She was so glad that she had plucked up the courage to send that text to Regina all that time ago.

So this is the end. I hope you've enjoyed this story and I would love to know what you think.