I Will Always Find You

Chapter 18

Storybrooke (Emma and Regina's mansion)

With a long comforting stretch, Emma peeked through squinting eyes at the morning sun rays shining through the bedroom windows. Her long legs curled underneath the sheets of the large bed and she started a yawn that went on and on. Opening her eyes fully she looked over her shoulder expecting to see Regina lying next to her. Emma raised her eyebrows when she saw that the brunette was not there. She sat up in bed and noticed that she was wearing one of her t shirts and sweatpants. After a second she chanced a look at her stomach and lifted her shirt. Her skin was free from any marks and Emma smiled as she realized that her lover had not only dressed her after she had gone to sleep, but Regina had used her magic and healed her as well.

Hey babe, where are you?

I'm in the nursery dear.

Is there anything wrong?

No dear, everything is wonderful.

She swung her long legs over the side of the bed and stood up. Emma realized she wasn't even sore from last night's activities. She hummed in pleasure as she remembered what they had done in that very room. Hoping for many more nights like that in their future she padded softly across the room to the door. She yawned once more as she entered the hallway and headed to the nursery. The door was open and Emma halted in her tracks at the threshold.

She placed her hand to her chest and covered her heart. There was a lump in her throat and tears began to sting her eyes. For her entire childhood, as far back as she could remember, Emma had wanted a family. There were nights when she was that lonely little girl being bounced around between foster homes when she would cry herself to sleep. Hoping that one day she would find a place where she belonged, a place where she would be loved and could freely love back. A place to call home. Looking at Regina Mills moving back and forth, softly in a rocking chair while cradling the little girl that they had created together with love, she knew that she had finally found it.

Emma Swan was finally home.

Regina looked up and brown eyes met watery green ones. She smiled softly as tears began to build in her own eyes. She looked down at the little one who looked up at her with her own eyes full of wonder. "My little princess, your mommy is here." Regina spoke softly. She looked back up to Emma as a tear of joy rolled down her cheeks, "Say hi to mommy."

Emma walked over proudly to them and took a position behind the chair. She knelt down to look over Regina's shoulder. She kissed her lover's cheek and rested her chin on her soft shoulder. "Good morning Jeannie." Emma whispered. Their infant daughter wiggled in Regina's arms and she gurgled a happy babble as she looked at her mothers.

"I think she's laughing." Regina said with her voice cracking with emotion.

"She's happy that both her mommies are here." Emma agreed.

Regina turned her head slightly to look at Emma. The soft light of the morning sun was peeking through the window and touched the blonde's hair giving it a shimmering aura that looked like a halo. Dreamy green eyes matched with thin smiling lips and a lightly freckled nose made Regina fall in love all over again. "Thank you." She breathed softly.

"For what? The chair? Don't worry about it, I got it on sale." Emma replied with a smirk.

"Idiot." Regina chuckled making Jeannie Marie coo. "I mean thank you for this moment." Emma blushed as she felt she knew what Regina meant. "I have wanted this for so many years Emma, wanted this moment. I had given up on even thinking that something like this was possible for me. I have lived in darkness for so long and suffered and made others suffer because I thought that this kind of happiness would never be mine. But you Emma Swan, you saved me. You gave me not just your wonderful son, but you gave me this wonderful daughter as well. A child of my own, something that I thought was unattainable for me. You did this Emma. Thank you." By the time Regina had finished talking both women had tears flowing freely.