I'm Coming Home

Chapter Fourteen

*Regina's POV*
Emma and I are the first to arrive. No one else was here. "Wanna go do something for a bit? Then come back after a while?" Emma asked. I nodded. We walked out of Granny's. "I have an idea." I said. Emma raised an eyebrow and smirked. "No dear, THAT comes later. I meant, let's go horseback riding." I said with a smirk. She smirked back. "What if you get your dress dirty?" Emma asked. I shrugged. "Magic." I said. She smiled and nodded. "But we're both wearing heels." She said. I shrugged. "Let's go for it?" I said. She chuckled and nodded. We flashed ourselves to the stables. It was dark already. "So, want to race? Or ride together." I said. She smiled. "Let's ride together." Emma said. I smiled and nodded. We walked to DreamShade's stall and he neighed happily. We opened the stall and put a riding blanket on him. We were both still dressed from the wedding. We climbed on. Emma was in front. I wrapped my arms around her waist and leaned my chin on her shoulder. She kissed me lightly, then DreamShade began a slow gallop down a trail. "So, did you get nervous?" Emma asked. I smiled. "Yep. But then I got one look of you and I was okay." I said. She chuckled. "What's funny?" I asked. "The same thing happened to me honey." Emma said. I smiled. "I love you and I'm so excited you're my wife now." I said. She nodded. "I'm very excited to be your wife. Because you're all mine." She said. I smiled. I shivered lightly. "Oh, are you cold? Duh. I just realized your dress is strapless. Do you want my jacket?" She asked. I smiled. "No. I'm good." I said. I felt warm leaning against her. "Are you sure?" She asked. "Yep." I said. After a while, we decided we needed to turn around. When we got back to the stables, I smiled. I was climbing off the horse, when I tripped. I stumbled backwards, then Emma fell on top of me. We were both laughing. "Are you okay?" She asked. I nodded, still laughing. "I love you." She said with a smile. I smiled back. She stood up, then held out her hand. I took it and she helped me stand up. There was dirt all over us. I flipped my hands and all the dirt disappeared. Good as new. Emma smiled. We flashed back to Granny's, which was now full. We walked in, holding hands. Everyone started clapping again. Everyone was here. Except for Snow. Emma looked around, then let out a sigh. I kissed Emma's head. "I'm sorry Emma." I said. She shook her head. "This is our day." Emma said. I nodded. She pulled me in and kissed me, hard. "So, what time is it?" She asked after pulling away. I looked at the clock. "7 o'clock." I said. Emma nodded. "Well, since we just got here, wanna leave around 8?" Emma asked. I nodded. "Is Hen staying with your mom and dad?" I asked. "She's not my mom." Emma said. I forgot she disowned her mom. "Yes, he's staying with David though." She said. I nodded. We stood around as people hugged us and congratulated us. 7:15. I just want to go home with my wife. At 7:30, things got interesting. The door to Granny's swung open and everyone paid attention to the person. Everyone except Emma and I. We were paying attention to no one but each other. We were sitting in the booth farthest from the door. We hadn't realized Granny's had fallen silent. Then, a woman approached us. "Hello newlyweds." She said. I laid my hand on Emma's thigh. She laid her hand on top of it. "Yes?" Emma asked. "I Uh... Want to congratulate you two." She said. "Thanks." I said. "Yeah. Thank you Snow White." Emma said. Snow frowned. "Still not your mom?" She asked. "Clearly." Emma said. She sighed. "I love you Emma. I do. I love you Regina. I love you both. Congrats." She said. I smiled weakly. She walked away from us and people started talking again. "Almost ready to go." Emma said. I smiled and nodded. "7:50." Emma said with a smile. I Smirked. "Wanna head out early?" I whispered. Emma smiled and nodded. We stood up. "Excuse me, can I have everyone's attention." Emma said. Everyone looked at us. "Regina and I are heading out. Thank you for spending this day with us. Please enjoy the rest of the reception." Emma said with a smile. Emma drove us home. "So, we have to have our first dance." Emma said. I smiled as we got out of her car. "I have to carry you in." Emma said. I chuckled. She picked me up, bridal style, and she walked towards the door. She pushed it open and we walked in. She put me down and I kissed her lightly. "Now. How about we have that first dance." Emma said. I smiled. Then, Tale As Old As Time, from the Disney movie Beauty and The Beast, started playing. I smiled. Emma placed one hand on my hip and held the other up. I put my hand on her shoulder and grabbed the other one. We started a slow dance. To our song. I smiled. "This song makes me realize, that no matter how awful I am, you're always going to love me. Thank you." I said. Emma raised an eyebrow. "We're Beauty and The Beast. You're Beauty, I'm the Beast." I said with a sigh. Emma shrugged it off and continued our dance. Even if we were the only people who witnessed it, it was okay. "I love you." Emma said. I smiled. "I love you too." I said and kissed her lightly. We ended up just holding each other in each other's arms. "Wanna go change?" Emma asked. I nodded. I was ready to put on my pajamas. We walked upstairs, our heels clicking on the stairs. We got upstairs, smiling. Emma changed into a pair of sweatpants and a white tank top. I put on yoga pants and a black t-shirt, then put my dress back in the garment bag. Emma smiled. It was 8:30. "What do you want to do?" I asked. She smiled. "Well, we have to make love as a married couple." Emma said, causing me to chuckle. "Unless you don't want to." Emma said. I shook my head. "Of course I want to." I said. She smiled. She kissed me lightly. "I'm kind of tired though..." Emma said. I nodded. "Me too darling." I said. "Want to take a raincheck until tomorrow?" I asked. She nodded. I smiled, then we just watched Friends on Netflix. The next time I looked at my phone it was 2 am. "Wanna pull our first all-nighter?" I asked. Emma snorted a laugh. "Yeah. Sure." She said. I smiled. "You're my wife." I said lightly. She nodded. "And you're mine." She said. I chuckled. "Honey." She said. I raised an eyebrow. "Baby. Babe. Cutie. Sweety. Sweetheart. Sweety pie." Emma stated. "What are you doing?" I asked with a chuckle. "Trying to find a cute nickname. Which do you like?" She said. I smiled. "You know which one I really like?" I asked. "Which one?" She asked. I smiled. "Mrs. Swan-Mills." I said. She smiled. "I like that one too." She said. I smiled and kissed her lightly. "I love you, Beauty." I said and giggled. "I love you too, and you're not the beast." Emma said. I sighed. "I am." I said. She shook her head. "No. Because you're absolutely beautiful." She said. I shook my head. "But I'm a monster." I said. She smiled. "That's when you're wrong." She said. I looked at her and she smiled. "You are not a monster. You're amazing. Okay?" Emma said. I smiled lightly and nodded. 3:45 am. Dang. "You and Henry are the only people I have." Emma said with a sigh. I shook my head. "And mom and Zelena and your dad and Belle." I said. She smiled. "I have all those people by default from you." She said. I chuckled. "So? I have them from default of being their family. And David is your dad. Not mine." I said. She chuckled. "I guess." She said. I smiled. We went back to watching Friends. "Hey Em?" I asked. She looked at me and creased her eyebrows together. "Yeah?" She asked. "Em.. Have you ever... Uh... Have you ever stolen anything?" I asked, inwardly sighing because I can't ask what I actually want to ask. "Well, yeah. My car. But then I got my life together. Anyways, I know that's not what you actually want to ask. So, what is it?" She asked. I let out a sigh. She knows me so well. "Do you want to have kids? With me?" I asked. I heard her chuckle and I looked at her. "Of course I do." She said. I smiled. "Good." I said. She smiled and kissed my forehead. "Not yet though." I said. She nodded. I looked at my phone. "Em, it's 5:15 am. We're almost there." I said. She laughed. "We should go for a run." She said. I looked at her. "At 5:15?" I asked. She nodded. "Okay." I said. She smiled. I put on a pair of black running shorts that had a red nike check on them, then a long sleeve black shirt and my red Free Runs. Emma was wearing red shorts, a white long sleeve shirt and black Free Runs. "We match." She said and chuckled. I laughed lightly. "Black's my color, dear." I said as we walked out of our room. We walked down the stairs and out the front door. "I know it is." Emma said. I smiled. We began jogging toward Granny's. "Why are we going towards Granny's?" I asked. "It's just the area I run." She said. "So, that little black thong you're wearing? Very attractive." Emma said. I smiled. "Did you wear it in the wedding?" She asked. "Sure did." I said. She chuckled. "I love you." She said. I smiled. "I love you too darling." I said. "Okay, so, we should go Christmas shopping for Henry later today." Emma said. I nodded. "Okay." I said. After an hour and a half, we stopped. We were both panting. "Holy shit. It's cold." Emma said. I nodded. It's seven o'clock. She grabbed my hand and we began walking home. "So, that was a fun all-nighter." Emma said. I chuckled. "We should do it again sometime." I said. She kissed my cheek. "Anytime Mrs. Swan-Mills." She said. I smiled. I could get used to the sound of that.
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*Time lapse to Christmas Eve*
"Hey Ma." Henry said and hugged Emma after running in the door. She smiled. "Hey mom!" He said and hugged me. "Hey kid. How'd you like your time with your grandma and Zelena?" Emma asked. "I had fun! Did you know Belle and Zelena are dating?" He asked. We nodded. "Is Cora going to stay? I like her. I don't want her to leave." He said. I hadn't thought about that. "Well, she's been here for almost two months. Maybe she'll stay." I said. He nodded. We were all standing in the kitchen. "Why don't we go sit in the family room?" I asked. Henry ran off and Emma smiled at me. She kissed me lightly and I smiled. Henry ran back in the kitchen. "You got a Christmas tree!" Henry shouted. Emma and I both smiled at the boy. Emma wrapped her arm around my waist and leaned against me. I wrapped my arm around her shoulders and she smiled. I lightly hip bumped her and she chuckled. "Come on! Let's watch a Christmas movie!" Henry shouted and ran off. Emma and I followed. We sat down on the couch and Henry laid on the one opposite of us. Then, How The Grinch Stole Christmas started playing. I looked at the Christmas tree and smiled. I looked at Henry, who was watching the movie intently. Then, I looked at the blonde who was laying against me. I began playing with a strand of her long blonde hair. Then, I started thinking about how much my life's changed. On October 22nd, her 28th birthday, Emma walked into my life again and I couldn't have been happier. Here we are, December 24th, watching Christmas movies with our son. We're married now. In a little over 2 months, I found my true love and got married. This time last year? It was Henry and I. We hung out with Zelena. But now, we're a family. I felt a hand on my thigh and I saw Emma drawing invisible patterns on my thigh with her index finger. I smiled and continued playing with her hair as she leaned her head against my chest. I kissed the top of it. When the movie ended, it was only 11 o'clock in the morning. I smiled at Henry and Emma. "I'm going to run to Granny's to pick up some lunch for us. I'll be back in a bit." I said. They looked at each other, then nodded. I kissed Emma lightly and walked out of the family room. I walked to the front door and slid my phone in my back pocket. "I'll call it in!" Emma shouted. "Okay." I said back, then walked out the front door. I decided to walk. It's cold, but it's okay. I'm wearing skinny jeans, tan riding boots, a long sleeve black shirt, a grey peacoat and a red plaid scarf. I smiled at the brisk morning air. I walked down the street and towards the diner. There weren't very many people out. "Good morning Mrs. Swan-Mills!" Archie shouted from across the street. I smiled and waved. "Morning Dr. Hopper." I shouted and kept walking. When I got to Granny's, I was glad because I was cold. I opened the door and walked in. Granny and Ruby smiled at me. "Here's your order." Ruby said and held up a bag, then set a drink tray on the counter. It had 3 hot chocolates with whipped cream and cinnamon in to go cups. I smiled and grabbed the bag and the drink tray. "How much?" I asked. Ruby smiled. "Nothing. Merry Christmas." Granny said. I smiled. "Thank you. Merry Christmas to you too!" I said and walked towards the door. I walked hurriedly home. When I got there, I set the bag down and grabbed my keys from my pocket. I saw a note taped to the door and raised an eyebrow. I grabbed it and quickly read it.