Trusting In You

chapter twenty-two

Emma's POV

"Is Regina here?" I ask Ruby.

"In the back. Where the hell have you been?" She asks and I sigh. I kind of saw it coming.

"Oh come on. I have work too."

"And a girlfriend. And a boy who's like your son. Who both miss you like crazy. They've been like depressed or some shit."

"I know."

"You have to make time for them. Ten minutes. 5 minutes even. I've never seen Henry so sad in my life."

"Can I talk to you and Granny? Privately?"

"Sure. Head to room. 8. Here." She hands me the key and I go inside. I sit on the red couch and I wait. I pull out my phone sliding through my camera roll of photos with my two most favorite people in the world. God I love them so much. The door opens and I smile seeing Granny. They both sit.

"Do, do you think it's too soon to propose to Regina?" I ask nervously.

"You want to propose?" Ruby asks.

"I love her. I love Henry. I know in my heart. There's no one else for me but those two. No one else will love me the way they do. I could never love someone as much as I love them."

"When?" Ruby asks.

"No now. I want her to meet my friends. I wanna give her a key to my home. The simple stuff. So she knows she always welcome. I'm not saying now. A few more moths probably. I don't know how long I can wait. I want her forever. I want the future with her. And I'd love you be in Henry's life for as long as she lets me."

"I think Regina has finally found her utopia. She's finally found someone who makes her forget all the crap she went through at such a young age. All the crap she's been put through. She never deserved it and she's carried that for a long time. She's finally happy. Finally smiling again. Truly smiling."

"I'm so honored to be that person in her life. I promise to never hurt her, I will try so hard. I won't let stupid things ruin what we have."

"You have our blessing."

"Don't rush me. I'm a bit nervous which I never really was until I met Regina. I always thought I was the shit and then I met Regina and I was so scared for the first time in my life to mess it up and ruin it."

"That's love child." I smile at Granny.

"I gotta go. I have work. I'm already late."

Regina's POV

Henry and I are at the grocery store. We need some stuff. He wants some juices and I want chocolate. I pay and then we head out. I hold his hand and I look before we start walking.

"Daddy!" I hear Henry say and people start to look around.

"What?" I ask.

"Daddy!" He lets go of my hand running and my eyes move to see Emma. She's bent down arms open for him.

"Daddy! I missed you so much! Daddy! Daddy I missed you! Mommy daddy is back!" I smile feeling the tears. She picks up a crying Henry and I cover my face crying.

"Hi my love." People cheer and I wrap one arm around her neck on my toes.

"I feel like I haven't seen you in forever." I whisper.

"I promise to make time for you. I'm so sorry I've been gone."

"It's okay."

"Let's go home?" I nod and she pulls away from the hug to kiss me. I smile against her lips.

"Come on." She wraps her arm around my waist and we walk away. I lean into her side so happy. She kisses my head. Henry only barely crying into her neck.

"Come on bud you have to get into the car seat."

"No, if we go. You will weave us again." I frown and she kisses his head.

"I promise to never be gone for that many days and days. I will try my hardest to be home every night to tuck you in. Just some days I am at work and I will be late. Okay?" He nods and kisses her cheek. I smile and she puts him in.

We get home Henry never letting go of Emma. Until he passes out. She puts him to bed and we both kiss his forehead. We settle into the couch. She kisses the back of my neck and I smile. Her arm around my waist and my hand on top of hers.

"I've missed you. God I've missed this. Just having you in my arms."

"Me too." I turn in her arms.

"What's up Gina?"

"Promise me you'll never be gone for that long again. It may have only been a few days but it felt like forever. Normally you come home to us. I've missed you like crazy. I've never felt this way about some one and it's kind of ridiculous that I can't go a few days without you but I don't want to. I can't. Henry and I were so miserable without you."

"I was too. Trust me I was. I promise you. I'll never leave you for that long ever again okay?" I nod and tilt my head up to give her a sort but sweet kiss.

"I love you Regina."

"And I love you more Emma." I turn back around to watch our movie. I'm just enjoying this happy, fuzzy feeling I get when I wrapped in her arms. When her body is pressed so close to mine that nothing could come through. I love that.

The movie ends. Emma hates romance but watches it with me. It was a great movie!

"Do you wanna marry me?" I gasp at the words that fall from her lips.

"What?" I ask in shock.

"Not now. But I want to marry you Regina. Months from now I want to. But I don't want to push you so I am asking if that's what you want. Not today. Not tomorrow. I don't even have a ring yet but I am looking. I'm even looking at houses for us. My house is too big for just us three. But I know I want you in my future. I promise when it happens, it will be so much more romantic." She laughs and I turn in her arms. Tears filling my cocoa eyes. As Henry calls them.

"You want to marry me?"

"Without a doubt."

"Some poor girl, with a son. A messed up life. You want that?" I ask very skeptical. There's no way someone as perfect as Emma wants someone as broken as me.

"I don't care about your money. I do not care at all. I love you. And I fucking love Henry. We all have our past. But I wanna build a beautiful future. With you. With Henry. We can get past what you went through. You're stronger than you think. Of course I want to be with you. I want the fights, I want the arguments, I want the make-ups, I want the early morning love making, I want to see Henry grow up and become the loving man he is taught to be, I want the whole deal. Even our bickering. I want it all and I want it with you."

"What did I do to deserve you? Honestly."

"You deserve love."

"Not like this."

"Just like this. You know you do. You need to let yourself feel that. I'm not going anywhere unless you want me to." My hands grip her shirt.

"Never."

"Good cause I can put up a great fight. And I'm pretty sure Henry won't ever let me leave. Which I am totally fine with." I laugh.

"He wouldn't."

"Good."

"I love you so much Emma. I can't express how much I love you. I can't even begin to describe how I feel about you because it's so new still and it's so raw and unconditional. I now no matter what happens, I'm gonna love you forever. Even if God forbid we break up. I'm gonna love you even after."

"That's never gonna happen. But just so you know. I could never do better than you Regina. I thank my lucky starts every night that I walked into the diner and fell in love with your son. And then you."

"He's our son. He is. He acts just like you sometimes it scares me."

"He's my little man." I peck her lips.

"And just to be clear. I would happily marry you." She smiles.