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There were several reasons Regina did not like it that her son and sister were bonding. She could be a nice list of it actually, titled reasons why my migraines are increasing in frequency. If she had told this with her monthly appointment with Archie, he probably would have jumped at the idea as the man had an obsession with making lists.
Her list reasons why my migraines are increasing in frequency would look like this.
Zelena's influence on Henry seems greater than vice versa
A2. The pest in her house had managed to convince Henry to participate in several pranks, which were amusing when Snow was the target or Mulan, but insufferable whenever she was the target
Henry thought it absolutely necessary to introduce 'auntie Z' to all the movies and TV series, especially the Disney ones
B2. Regina was forced to join the film nights, which meant enduring Zelena's comments
B3. Her sister now made constant references to that infernal Disney movie about Regina herself, such as saying 'magic mirror on the wall who is the fairest of them all' if Regina as much as walked past a mirror
B4. Her sister hid a new Disney-related gift in her house every few days and once, Regina had even woken up in a nightshirt with the evil queen( as well as Maleficent) on it that definitely had not been what she was wearing when she went to sleep
Zelena was addicted to horror movies , which she found hilarious, and now liked to imitate things from them.
C1. Regina's TV had been blown apart when Zelena had gotten it into her head to enchant it so it seemed that the pit girl from the ring was coming from it
C2. Regina and Henry were constantly on edge, as Zelena's horror creatures could jump out at any moment
Her sister had no regards for privacy
D1. She had asked Regina several questions about Regina's search history, which Zelena shouldn't know about and definitely should not joke about to Henry
D2. Bath time was not the right moment for Zelena to walk in and try to rope Regina into a discussion she was having with Henry about which comics could be considered canon and which couldn't
D3. Zelena didn't knock when she entered Regina's room. This could get very awkward
D4. Her sister in only a very short towel, trying to steal Regina's favourite shampoo, should not be what Regina woke up to
Things might have been better between her and her sister , and still getting better each day, but that didn't mean Regina accepted all those things from Zelena with a smile. Emma might find it amusing, but Regina would slip and accidentally murder her sister one of these days, and they couldn't have that. She had gone without murdering someone for years, and she would have to start seeing Archie weekly again if she slipped.
And that was just unacceptable.
She was massaging the side of her head to lessen her headache and hopefully finally being able to focus on the request in front of her again when the door opened, and her best friend walked in. Emma didn't have a sister wreaking havoc and being more work than a small child living in her house, but she somehow looked about as tired as Regina herself felt.
Still, she smiled when she held up the take-out bag from Granny's. Regina gave a small smile back, and waved her hand so that Emma's chair moved back and Emma could sit down on it. Two glasses appeared on her desk, after on it levitated to a corner of the room. Plates followed, as well as napkins.
" How is it going?" Emma asked, vanishing the glasses with a small grin and handing Regina her root beer. Regina rolled her eyes, but decided to just accept it lest she got involved in another vanishing competition, like the last time. She wasn't really looking forward to Emma accidentally vanishing her blouse again, and avoiding her for a week.
" As well as can be expected" Regina groused, drinking her root beer.
Emma put her grilled cheese, and Regina's salad on the plates. " Is it the paperwork, the stupid complaints or your sister?".
" All of them, honestly"
Emma hid a grin, rather unsuccessfully. " You've got to admit though, Zelena is kind of funny".
" Invite her to move in with you, and see whether you still think that".
" She is doing better though, right?".
" Emma , you are supervising her … redemption with me. You already know how she is doing".
Emma shrugged. " Yeah, but I don't have that much time because- " she cut herself off, and quickly changed the subject. They didn't really talk about Emma's marriage. "So apart from the pranks and the various attempts on Hook's life- " .
Regina was the one to hide a grin this time. " She did not attempt to murder him, she merely transformed him into an orangutan".
" And tried to sell him to a zoo".
" She has no form of income, as the establishments in this town do not wish to hire her".
" Regina"
" Redemption never goes smoothly. If you remember, I made very grave mistakes".
Emma's scowl immediately disappeared, and a vaguely panicked look replaced it. "Don't beat yourself up- we did dumb shit too".
Regina knows Emma is probably thinking of that disaster with the dreamcatcher, or maybe just taking Henry away from Regina in general. " I did not make it easy to believe me, and you thought you were protecting Henry".
" Still. I understand it now – what losing Henry feels like, and the kid was miserable as well. He just pushed it down"
Regina's heart starts racing, and she can't control her expression properly. She wants to look indifferent, or at least something appropriate, something friendly but instead she just knows she has that stupid look she gets sometimes around Emma.
(But then, Emma's eyes are so gentle and there is small, sad smile and it is almost enough to get Regina to believe she isn't alone in this godawful pining)
Emma pushes at her grilled cheese for a moment, then quickly changes the subject. " So uh anything else I missed, any tornado's or time spells or whatever?".
" A tornado is hardly something you can miss"
Emma makes a gesture. " Small tornado's ".
" Small- That still constitutes an enormous force, capable of picking up your beloved metal coffin on wheels and finally destroying it. I doubt you would miss that"
" I thought Robyn had displaced signs of magic"
" Yes, but those were more small storms than tornado's "
" Should we do something about that? I mean, if she already can do that, it's only going to get worse and she can't control it".
" I have already protected my house".
" what about the town?".
Regina sighs. " We can enchant Robyn's buggy, so that any magic she accidentally starts will be contained and stopped".
" Sounds good"
Emma happily tears into her grilled cheese, quickly swallowing and taking another bite. Regina nudges the napkins her way, earning herself an eyeroll like usually. " So- " Emma swallows her next bite at Regina's arched eyebrow " did anything else happen?".
Regina shakes her head. " No, just the usual. Although – "
" Although what?" Emma says, between sips of root beer.
" My sister has arranged a blind date for me".
Regina gasps and stares at Emma when she is showered with root beer as Emma does a spectacular spit take. " What "
"Miss Swan" Regina hisses, wiping at her face. Emma's odd expression vanishes as she realizes what she has done, and she quickly rounds the desk with her hands clutching several napkins. Before Regina can stop her, Emma is trying to wipe the droplets of root beer of Regina amidst apologies as well as snorts.
" Why would Zelena do that- can we even trust her, what if she like arranges a date with a monkey?"
"Is the poor saviour traumatized from her relationship with another monkey? " Regina says, showing way too much teeth as she smiles.
" That's not funny, Hook isn't – totally different things, Regina".
Regina sniffs. " If you were to date another flying monkey, I would think it an improvement. The worst you can catch from them is flies, while your pirate – "
" He doesn't have any STD's, you know I had him tested".
"That is a – miss Swan" Regina even forgets to make a snarky remark about Hook when Emma's hand suddenly are no longer on her face, but on her chest. She looks down, then at Emma. She almost smirks when she sees Emma has frozen, and swallows for a moment. There is another look, one of the ones that sometimes makes Regina think she isn't alone in her feelings-
Then Emma shrugs and says " There was root beer there as well".
" How on earth did you manage that? " Regina says, looking down at herself. Emma is actually right, as her blouse is slightly wet and she can feel little droplets glide down her neck, and into her shirt.
Emma shrugs. " So – who is Zelena setting you up with? "
"The term blind date suggests I do not know, Emma "
" Do you want me to find out, so I can make sure it isn't a creep?" Emma smirks. " Or that they are at least human"
"As long as they do not like rums, boats and have good personal hygiene, I will be fine".
" Am I really supposed to believe forest guy had good hygiene?".
Regina stiffens, and glares at Emma. " At least he brushed his teeth".
" A true stellar guy" Emma says drily.
" You have no right to judge, miss Jones" they both freeze. Emma hasn't asked why Regina still calls her Swan, and Regina hasn't questioned why Emma looks happy with it. Now they know why, as Regina looks angrily heartbroken and Emma –
Emma just looks lost.
" Hook changed for me, and we're happy"
Regina could counter that, there's so much she could say. She could remind Emma that Hook tried to kill everyone, tried to kill Henry. That he has hurt Emma so many times, that he didn't believe her, didn't trust her. That they lied to each other and ignored each other's wishes. But if Hook is what Emma wants-
" I know you love him" is all she offers.
Emma nods, and Regina knows what is going to happen. Emma is going to walk away, and go to that goddamn pirate. " Zelena feels guilty"
" What?".
" The blind date. It is Zelena's way of apologizing about what happened with Robyn, and Hades".
Emma snorts. " What? My boyfriend tried to kill you and everything, but here is a blind date so you can feel better? ".
Regina sighs. " I argued against it as well, but - " she looks down. " It would be nice to have someone".
"You have your family. You have Henry and – " Emma shrugs, then quickly says " Snow and David and everyone. Me "
" I know, and I am very grateful for that but it is different" she hesitates.
" Why? What's it?".
Regina wonders whether she should say anything.
"Trust me " Emma says
Regina swallows, then takes a deep breath. " I adopted Henry, because I needed something more in my life. And he was everything I could have hoped, and I love him. But I really- "
" You want another child?" Emma doesn't sound surprised, not even a little bit.
" Yes. I am thinking of adopting another child, and I could obviously raise them on my own again but I do not necessarily want to "
Regina's heart is racing again, but it is for an altogether different reason this time. She has been thinking off this for a while, and has even already had a long talk with Henry about it, but she had been hesitant to tell Emma.
Before she can find out whether Emma's reaction would be everything she hoped, everything she feared, or something in the middle, the door to her office opens. Regina's secretary gapes at them. Regina can't blame her
Emma's hands are still pressed to Regina's chest, somewhere during the conversation they both started to lean in and their expressions – well. Safe to say, all parties involved are uncomfortable. Emma quickly stumbles back, tossing the napkin at Regina with a smile. Before Regina can explain anything, Emma is taking her grilled cheese with her with a promised 'we will talk later'.
If her secretary weren't so competent, Regina would possibly fire her.
Turn on the TV! The good morning Storybrooke channel.
Regina is understandably confused when she receives the text from Emma, especially since Emma knows she is probably struggling to get Henry out of bed, as Emma is rather familiar with that particular fight.
Why?
Just do it, trust me
Regina sighs, and looks down at her son. He is laying on stomach, hugging his pillow and refusing to do more than groan and grouse at her. If he would actually be able to see Regina's expression right now, he would quickly roll out of bed and sprint downstairs.
But alas, he doesn't see her expression turn very 'evil queen'.
He certainly feels the cause of it though.
" ¡Qué mierda! " he screams, nearly falling on the ground in his haste to get away from the small rainstorm above his head. He immediately turns and faces her, an exact copy of her own glare on his face.
" Go take a shower" she commands, walking away from the room and stopping the rainstorm with a snap of her fingers.
" I THINK THE RAIN ALREADY TOOK CARE OF THAT " he screams
She just chuckles, and goes downstairs to the kitchen. As soon as she enters it, she summons a small TV and turns it on with a flick of her wrist. She leans against the counter with a cup of coffee, which she immediately drops as soon as the TV is turned on.
" Good morning Storybrooke!" her sister says cheerfully, over the sound of what suspiciously sounds like muffled words. Regina mutters a curse, and mentally adds 'breaks into a TV studio and possibly ties the actually presentation up' to her list.
There is another sound of muffled words, and she sees Zelena kick something (someone?) with a scowl and a hissed 'quiet'. She quickly smiles again. " One of your hosts wasn't feeling well, so I got to replace him! And his less insufferable and smarter colleague is here as well , to help me. "
She smirks at Goldie locks, who looks understandably weary. In fact, she nearly falls of her chair as she trying to subtly scoot away from Zelena " Aren't you?"
" S-sure- " she says, with a pained smile. " You were v-very clear about that, miss wicked witch".
Zelena smiles, and cackles. Goldie locks almost jumps of her chair( Regina has told her sister that she shouldn't cackle but laugh, and this is exactly why) " Zelena is fine, sun shine".
" It is Goldie locks actually"
Zelena stares at her. " Goldie – are you bloody Rapunzel?"
" Eh, no. I am Goldie Locks, from the- ".
" Whatever" Zelena straightens in her chair and looks into the camera. "Today , Storybrooke, is your luck day. This morning's program is completely dedicated to finding my dear, dear sister a date" .
Goldie locks blinks. " Madam mayor is approving this?".
" Approving isn't the right word" Zelena says.
Goldie locks looks rather pained, but still manages to keep smiling. Regina thinks that is admirable. However, it also means this has gone on long enough, and it is time to stop her sister. She waves her hand, meaning to transport to the studio-
"What" she growls as nothing happens. After ten times and ten fails, she finally gives up and stalks out of the kitchen- or at least that is her plan, except then she suddenly feels a familiar warmth and only barely manages to avoid walking into an invisible barrier.
"That's it. I am revoking her magic rights, until the end of time" she mutters, and turns back to the TV. Goldie Locks has apparently resigned herself to being Zelena's partner-in-crime and seems her usual cheerful self. Regina squeezes her eyes, but she can't be sure whether the woman's smiles are faked.
She texts Emma while she follows the program.
You will have to solve this issue on your own. I cannot leave my house.
She nearly drops the phone and throws it at the screen when it fills with a picture of her. It was of her several months back. She is wearing a suit and tie, and the first three buttons of her shirt are open. She is grinning at something, the exact opposite of the emotion she feels right now.
That picture was taken without her consent. She is locked in. Her sister has probably kocked someone out. She is going to make her sister pay.
Another picture, of Regina in- one of her evil queen dresses. Which she definitely didn't pose for, so how the hell did Zelena get that picture? And is she really stupid enough to think that people would possibly want to date her after a reminder of who she had been?
" I am glad you didn't wear that dress to Emma's wedding" Henry comments, walking inside the kitchen.
" What?".
He nods at the picture. " The dress. That's the one you wore to grandma's wedding, right?" he grins at her. "It would've been cool if you would have interrupted the wedding the same way, but I really don't want to see that dress".
She tries to walk out of the kitchen, hoping that Henry's arrival means the spell is broken. She glares as soon as she feels the barrier, and throws a fireball at it. She gives up after trying four more, and leans against the counter.
"I have done some research, and my sources say you've got to name good characteristics of the person you are trying to find a blind date for so I started with the obvious. As I am sure you leering hypocrites know, my sister is attractive".
Zelena sighs theatrically. "Sadly, my sis isn't just looking for one-night-stands, although I know she desperately needs it, so if you just want to lay one of her, you probably don't have much of a chance"
Regina's foul curse makes Henry stare at her, but she doesn't pay him attention. She is too busy staring completely horrified at the TV screen as Zelena smirks wickedly and says " However, I did make a special account for people just wanting to taste my sister's forbidden fruit"
" That is not even meant to be sexual" Regina protests.
Henry snorts. "Yeah, right".
Regina gives him a warning look. He just grins and kisses her cheek with a '¡Buenos días!, mom" , and helps himself to a small mountain of pancakes. He munches on them as Zelena has Goldie Locks dictate a number
"You know, I really never wanted to think of this" he says calmly
"Do not worry, mijo, I will kill my sister for talking about a private part of my life on TV" she assures him.
Henry just continues serenely eating his pancakes. On the TV, Zelena winks. " So dearies, I will try to change my sister's mind but it's probably not going to happen. So other good characteristics- Rapunzel, do you want to do the honours?".
" I am not Rapunzel – " .
" Yeah yeah, just name some characteristics my sister has that make her good dating material".
"Oh, I don't actually really know madam mayor all that well- ".
Zelena sighs. " I have to everything, don't I? All right. She is smart, funny and makes delicious food. She seems to enjoy taking care of people, and is a gifted witch" Zelena says this all like she is pulling her own teeth out, but it is still rather sweet. Regina almost forgives her, when she says the next thing.
" She is obsessed with Star wars, which she never admits but I have been in her closet. She is also addicted to several TV shows, and has horrible taste" Regina vows to destroy her sister's happiness, redemption be damned.
Zelena looks at Goldie Locks. "Are you finally make yourself useful?".
Goldie Locks actually dares to glare, although she quickly drops it. " If you are interested in dating mayor Mills, you just have to call the number that will appear beneath me. You will be contacted by her sister for a blind date".
The camera zooms in on Zelena. " So if you're under fifty, attractive, of reasonable intelligence and not a munchkin or royalty, please call this number. Don't bother calling if you hate children, healthy food or fireballs".
Regina suddenly gets an idea. She might still be unable to leave, but her phone works. She quickly punches in the number.
And that is how the entirety of Storybrooke gets treated to a fight between Regina and her sister.
Zelena's plan still has, somehow, worked. Regina is now the proud owner of no less than 85 'booty call numbers' ( as her sister referred to them when she threw the book they were written down in at Regina's head) , a sore voice and a new date outfit, courtesy of Zelena and Henry.
"I had to go with her, to keep it appropriate " he says, when she asks him why he would subject himself to this
" I do not trust Zelena, but I do trust her fashion sense" she says, as it is true that her sister usually is dressed well.
Henry gives her a look, and looks down at his phone. He doesn't even say something, just shows the pictures to Regina.
" Henry, why am I looking at a prostitute's clo- why is that nurse outfit- that is not how batgirl looks".
Zelena walks in, pouting. " Those outfits would've been amazing"
" No, they would have been ground to arrest me for impropriety" Regina protests.
" See, horrible taste" Zelena comments
Regina looks at Henry. " Can I even trust her to choose the right people for these blind dates"
Henry smiles at her, and kisses her cheek. " I will be supervising"
Regina slowly exhales. "All right".
She never sees the twin devious look exchanged between Henry and Zelena.
Eagle 2, what do you think?
I am at school eagle 1
Don't be such a hero.
You haven't send me anything. Kind of hard to have an opinion on NOTHING
Description: dad of one, loves nature but also likes to stay indoors and watch TV. 40 years old, athletic and trying to get a masters in marine biology.
Mom doesn't really like camping and such. And the marine biology thing might make her think of Hook. I am surprised you thought about setting her up with him
You told me to only send you the boring ones. My choice was the pretty blonde who included lap dances in her description
Gross!
I am sure your mother would enjoy that more than someone who can make her some weird fish dish
Stop talking about that, that is my MOM you are talking about
Prude. What about this one: forty-two, mother of a grumpy teenager, a horrible cook but very good at cleaning, likes to read, speaks multiple languages.
Oh my god, send a picture
Why?
I think it is the mom of one of my classmates.
Well, in that case she is a total MILF.
Not cool! And where did you even get that word? Urgh, it's like listening to Nick
One of those brats got into trouble for calling your mom that while Emma was behind him
What? WHO?
Your mom already took care of it. I didn't know golden girl could be so .. wicked.
It's her.
Who?
The picture, it is the mother of one of my classmates
Do you think Grumpy McMayorpants will like her?
Your nicknames are weird. And yeah, I think so.
On the small pile of yesses she goes!
Anything else? Grandma is looking at me disappointedly.
Can't we let her in on the operation?
No! My moms would know in like a minute, and then operation Happy Ending will fail.
Fine. Should I sort out the rest myself?
Okay, but don't choose anyone YOU like. My mom and you look for different things in people.
Of course, Zelena still picked someone who Henry wouldn't have, which ended with the rather scarring moment where Henry is dropped off by Emma and they almost walk into his mom pressed against the wall, with her date pressed against her, kissing the other woman.
The only good thing is Emma's reaction.
It is almost worth it
Twelve blind dates, three fights, a mistletoe incident and one divorce later and operation Happy Ending still hasn't succeeded.
Emma is actually staying with them, after her rather bad divorce and the consequent realization of 'what the fuck have I turned into'. They have family nights and outings and Regina has even started the adoption process, but they still haven't figured it out. Emma is in therapy, again, and she still seems completely clueless that she has feelings for Henry's other mom.
This is why Henry and Zelena meet at his castle, in the middle of the night as Zelena claims that it is the proper way to do it. Henry shivers in his wonder woman pyjama's and glares at her
" Couldn't we have gone to the farm house or somewhere else it is warm?".
"No. So what is the next stage?".
Henry sighs. " I don't even know anymore. We could wait?".
Zelena swats him. " Don't be stupid! "
" I don't want to wait until they figure it out, but nothing has worked. And they're trying to adopt another child, together. Surely that must be enough to make them see they're not only friends? "
Zelena and Henry share a despairing look. They both know better.
" I can't believe my sister is so oblivious. I can understand Emma , but Regina as well?".
Henry shrugs. " To be fair, I think mom knows she is in love. She might even know ma is totally in love with every part of her. I think she is just scared, because she keeps losing people "
Zelena makes a disgusted sound. "What are we going to do about that?"
Henry throws his arms into the air , and falls down dramatically. "I no longer have any ideas".
He nearly falls of the castle as Zelena leans over him, startling him. He stares at the flashlight in her hand. " Where did you get that?".
" I have two ideas left. But we will start with the one".
It is a true sign of desperation that he doesn't think about stopping her when she says , with a very wicked, and more than a little insane, grin " enchanted mistletoe".
He hangs the mistletoe in his mom's study. It ends with her kissing Maleficent, rather enthusiastically, and Henry threatening to write Zelena 'the crappiest story ever' if she doesn't stop recounting it to him. He hangs the mistletoe in the library, because he knows when his moms will be there and what book they will need. Grandpa spends a week placing mom on a new curse every day ( just minor things, like her hair changing colours or her voice becoming squeaky) and Belle can't look at her without blushing for a week. He hangs the mistletoe in the dinner, and Regina and Jefferson spend an entire day beneath the mistletoe before he accepts Regina's apology and gives in.
Regina locks herself at home, and refuses to go outside. This lasts several days, and Henry still has to find something to convince his mom that she can leave the house ( or that she can let him stay at home as well, instead of having to go to school) when he receives the text.
You have such a bloody brilliant aunt, little hen.
Please don't call me that. And why?
I managed to lock love bird 1 & 2 in a closet with enchanted mistletoe.
So they can literally come out of the closet?
I knew you would get it. They seem to be enjoying themselves, so maybe we've finally succeeded
Never mind.
What happened ? Henry only gets to reply when class is over, as his grandma had decided to actually follow protocol and make him hand in his phone. They're now walking to Granny's for their Friday night family dinner, and she is softly scolding him for still being busy with his phone.
Sis' hair was all rumpled, and our saviour had lipstick all over her face but THEY DECIDED IT WAS JUST SO THEY WOULDN'T BE TRAPPED THE IDIOCY IS STRONG IN YOUR MOMS
I am so annoyed I am referencing that stupid film
Zelena does indeed look very annoyed as Henry walks into Granny's and sees her next to Regina, with David and Emma across from her. There is already a chair from him, and he sits down it while Snow kisses her husband and sits down next to him. Zelena keeps sulking throughout the entire evening, which is why the conversation immediately stops when she suddenly smirks.
Regina lowers her drink, and narrows her eyes. " Zelena what is- " as soon as she starts coughing, Emma is by her side. Snow leans forward and David leans in as well. Regina tries to wave them off, but she is coughing too furiously.
" What- " it sounds really unpleasant, Henry notices " have you done?".
" A potion of confession "Zelena says, smugly.
Regina's head shoots up, her eyes widening. " What does that do? " Emma asks, glaring at Zelena like she hasn't since they were enemies.
"What the name suggests, saviour".
Regina stands, but before she can use magic, she slams her hands on the table and curses. Snow grabs David's arm, Charming and Emma both threaten to lock Zelena up for the night and even Henry is worried when there is blood coming from his mom's mouth.
" Don't fight it sis " Zelena voice is almost gentle.
Regina tries, because of course she would , but eventually it rushes out. " Emma and I are sleeping with each other".
Zelena's almost-gentle expression vanishes. " WHAT?" she shrieks. "I have helped little hen parent trap you and you were already- ".
" I love you" Regina admits, her eyes closing. Henry is kind of pissed at Zelena, because this might be going too far. With the enchanted mistletoe, people had to at least be attracted to each other for it to work .
Regina looks at Emma. " I do not even know when I fell in love with you. You were this intruder in my town, stealing my son's affection and ruining everything I had sacrificed my father for. And then you saved my son and broke the curse and- you started working with me and you didn't give up on me. And then you cursed me"
Mom's voice actually breaks. " I could not stop loving you, not even when you were endangering our son by running off for someone so unworthy of you- you idiot"
He thinks his ma thinks it, but grandma is the one who actually says it. " Why didn't you tell her? "
" Because I do not deserve Emma" she never looks away from Emma. "I am the reason for all that pain you went through, and all the fighting. Without me, you would not have been an orphan or the saviour. Every single one of your friends have suffered, because of me"
Emma laughs, and slowly stands up. " Regina, you idiot, you are my friend" she says, tears slipping even as she smiles at Regina. It's shy and awkward and Regina looks at that smile with the usual pining expression. "I uh am not really good with words. I didn't really know at first, and then I thought we were just friends and I didn't want to ruin that – but I already told you"
Regina is closing herself off, obviously thinking she is going to be rejected and Henry thinks it is heart-breaking. " You are not making sense, miss Swan".
Emma slowly exhales. "I already showed you I am in love with you as well. I thought I was being pretty clear actually, but – " she shrugs, self-deprecatingly. " I guess I shouldn't have been a coward, and actually said it. But after the divorce- I wasn't really- you deserved something better than that".
Regina takes a step towards her. " You are an idiot " she says
" I think we can safely say we're both idiots" Emma says.
Regina slowly leans in, and kisses her. It's short and gentle and Henry can see them smile into it. When they pull apart, Regina leans her head against Emma's and Emma reacts by tentatively hugging her. They don't let go after that, just hug with Emma's face nestled in the crook of Regina's neck.
Operation Happy Ending?
Totally a success.