The Story of Us

Chapter 17 Queen

"I've loved you for 18 years, when I couldn't tie my shoes, before I lost my baby teeth, I met you, and took your hand. Little did I know I would be taking your hand for 18 years and now, on this day, I call you my wife, Mrs. Regina Jones. I will love and protect, value, preserve, and dedicate myself to you for the rest of my life, until the end of time, just as I did since we were 8 years old," Killian said.

Tears are filling in Regina's eyes as she reaches for the words she memorized for this moment. "I've loved you maybe 17 years," She smirked, Killian chuckled, as did the guests, "Took me a bit to warm up to your scoundrel self, but I did, and loved that smiling, smirking, winking blue eyed guy ever since then. You touched my heart, took it, led me, and took my heart, you've done everything you ever promised you would, and more, you've been the strength, and have never stopped fighting for us, for me. You saved me, and I will protect, love, value, and dedicate all of me to you, for the rest of my life," Regina said.

"By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, you may kiss your bride," he said, "About bloody time," Killian smirked and kissed a giggling Regina, his scruff tickled her face, and she beamed up at him, wearing the same tiara she had at her sweet 16 ball. Killian's cousin, now almost 9 years old, Jacob Knight was running around in his little suit, he was a happy and hyper boy, and Killian of course loved hanging out with him.

This was their happily ever after, their parents tragic and sudden death when they were 16, still hurt them, but it was 9 years later. They both attended college, while working. Regina and Killian both worked as a waiter and waitress to help pay for their college, they don't know how they even got to college, their junior and senior year was a blur, they were both in mourning during it, but they stuck together, through and through, and never lost hope. Dawn, Elliot and Rebecca pulled them through everything, and made sure they kept them together.

They danced into the night, until dawn, in Regina's wedding dress, she was his princess, now his Queen. "I wish our parents saw this," Regina said, "They did," he said, "At the sweet 16 ball, they saw this future, they're watching us," Killian said, as he gently touched the book necklace that Henry gave Regina at the 16 ball. "I love you," Killian said, "I love you, thanks for sticking with me," Regina said, "Thank you too," he smiled.

Killian and Regina lived near Dawn and Rebecca, their college was in that area too, and Regina and Killian got a nice apartment in the town, it was fairly small, but they loved it, it had a beautiful view of the sea. 

"Look at that moon, you know it's one of the most beautiful sights, aside from it gleaming down on you," Killian said, "You charmer," Regina smiled. "You princess, well now you're a Queen, since we're married," He smiled. "Well, you always did say that," Regina said, "I know, so.. umm, I was thinking, what if we tried to make our own Prince or princess?" He asked, "like a little us?" Regina asked, "I'm not sure the world is ready for a little us, we were pretty intense," Killian said.

Killian and Regina certainly wanted to have children, they would love a boy and a girl, and would name them in honor of their parents. They were 25, so in really no rush, but they stopped using protection, and figured they could see if they got pregnant. Regina was a designer, opened and owned a fancy pastry shop that sold coffee, as well as decadent apple themed treats, in honor of her mother and all her apple baking, he named it 'Cora's'. Killian worked at the school, he became a principal. 

Her business was downtown, not far from the school Killian worked at, they only lived a half hour from where they grew up, and Mary Margaret was actually a teacher at the school Killian principled. It was another school year, Regina's business got more busy during the fall, since people wanted apple treats a lot during that time. She was a tough boss, her head pastry chef was very skilled, but if the apple filling didn't taste the way Cora made it, Regina threw it out. The shop was beautiful,  it was designed to look like an Enchanted Forest.