The Life We Will Fight For

A Happy Beginning

Nervously he stepped from one foot onto the other, looking up the stairs.

„You ready, love?", he yelled.

„Coming!", he heard her voice from upstairs.

„We don't want to be late?"

„Why not? It's kinda my thing", she replied with a smirk as she appeared at the top of the stairs.

She could still wear a pantsuit, but her pants wouldn't properly close anymore and instead of a fitted shirt she now wore a loose blouse that hid her belly almost completely at first glance. Killian though knew that it was there and couldn't take his eyes off it whenever she was around.

With the proudest smile of a newly expecting father he reached out his hand for her.

„Are you nervous?"

„Well, I've had a sonogram before. And at least now I know that the babies are fine."

„How do you know?"

She gently cupped his face between her hands and whispered: „Because their father is back! You have no idea how we all suffered..."

He sighed and lowered his gaze, taking her hand and blowing a soft kiss on it. „No, I don't. And I'll forever be sorry for the pain I caused."

„Don't be", she shook her head, „It's over. And it wasn't your fault by any means. I just want to forget. Now, come on, as you said yourself... we don't want to be late!"

***

„Alright", said Dr. Whale, way more at ease this time, knowing that there was a near zero chance that his queen and mayor would rip his head straight off – unless there'd be something wrong with her babies, „This is going to feel a little cold."

He distributed the gel across her stomach as Killian was watching attentively what was happening with his fiancé.

„I can't believe I missed this the first time around...", he whispered.

„Well", Regina replied, „You didn't miss much anyway."

It wasn't long after the doctor placed the transducer down onto her skin that they could hear an sheer orchestra of rapid heartbeats filling the room. Instantly, Regina swallowed and squeezed his hand tight.

„Is...", the proud father cleared his throat, „is that..."

„... Your two children, yes", she replied.

„Bloody hell...", he whispered in awe, listening, tears gleaming in his eyes, „It's beautiful."

With his other arm, he was reaching for her stomach, but was stopped by Dr. Whale in an instant.

„Woah, uhm... better keep the metal away from the sonogram machine, alright?"

„Oh... sure! Yeah, of course. I'm sorry", he propped his hook behind his back, safely out of range.

Then, an image appeared on the screen and unlike last time, Regina's eyes were glued to it from the very first second that took her breath away.

„My God", she whispered, „That's them?"

„Yep", the doctor replied, „That's the two little rascals."

„They... They look like real babies!"

„Of course they do, they're old enough now. Look, one of them is sucking their thumb."

„That's incredible..."

„I thought this wasn't your first sonogram?", Killian asked gently.

„It isn't, but... it's the first time I see them."