Previously on Law and Order: Once Upon a Time Season 2

(Chloe is 7, Emma is 23, and Regina – yes Regina! – is 24)

Finally, Emma had her bachelors degree in both Social work and Psychology and was applying for jobs like crazy. She loved her parents for all their support, but knew it was time to fully be an adult. She had a few leads and many amazing references from professors up her sleeve, but knew she'd have to start at the bottom. She found herself focusing on counseling jobs in schools, thinking that could be both challenging and rewarding and would hopefully give her time with Chloe before and after school.

"Mama, we're going to be late. Just let me go on my own." Chloe said as she came into the kitchen. The little blonde was a spitting image of Emma from the long hair to the blue eyes and freckles and right to the attitude.

"Baby, you know the answer to that." Emma said, closing her laptop. Even though they only lived three blocks from Chloe's school, she made sure someone took her and picked her up. She now understood exactly why her moms had insisted on driving her and Ruby to school when they were younger. "I'm taking you and Auntie Zee is picking you up."

Chloe lit right up. "Auntie Zee?! I forgot she was going to be here for a couple days!"

Emma chuckled as she and Chloe left the apartment. Zelena had ended up taking a job in California and Emma missed her like crazy. She and Chloe still saw Cora quite often and both Ruby and Mal visited almost weekly as well. Emma kept up with Regina's life, even if she didn't talk to her. She knew she had graduated with honors, worked with a private firm for a year and now was the newest assistant district attorney for New York City. Alexandra had retired, and Regina quickly took her place. Emma loved Alex from her time as a kid as she was one of the first people, other than Olivia, to believe her and take her seriously. She was the reason her abusers were put in jail and Emma would forever be thankful for her.

Emma also knew that Regina wasn't officially seeing anyone. She had gained that piece of information from Nick, one of her moms' old coworkers who was still working SVU. Though she hadn't asked for it, she was intrigued by this information. Emma couldn't believe it had been almost six years since they had broken up. She had tried to find someone else, but if she were honest, she was happy with just her and her daughter. Sure, nights could get lonely, but she and Mal would still meet up every now and then to scratch an itch for each other, so she really couldn't complain. Emma still had the box with pictures and gifts from Regina and would sometimes look through it. Before, she'd cry every time she did that, but now, she smiled. She remembered the good times now, the happy times and didn't dwell on the bad. They were young, they were bound to have issues and Emma no longer held anger towards Regina for cheating on her. She still loved Regina and knew she always would.

After dropping Chloe off at school, Emma found she had nothing to do as she waited until she'd go pick Zelena up from the airport. She was about to call one of her moms when her phone rang with an unknown number. "Hello?"

"This is the New York court system. You were on the list to be notified of any status changes for prisoner Jane Smith." The recording played, and Emma froze, her heart dropping to her stomach. "The prisoner has been released on parole. Please call…" and the message continued with a number to call if Emma had any questions or concerns. Emma went to the nearest bench and collapsed, she was sure this wouldn't happen. She had gone to the parole hearing and brought up all the dirty details of what Jane had done to her as a child. She thought the people understood her, thought Jane wouldn't get out early. Now, not only was she out early, but she now knew what Emma looked like, knew Emma had a daughter, and knew their last names were now Benson. Emma had looked at Jane just once and knew from that one look that the woman hadn't changed nor forgiven Emma for getting her in trouble. Emma's stomach twisted and she knew she was going to be sick.

Here we go for Season 3

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Chapter 1

"Amanda!" Olivia called, panic in her voice. "Amanda, we need to go to Emma."

"What? Why?" Amanda asked as she folded laundry.

"I just got a call. Jane is out."

Amanda dropped her laundry and reached for her phone, seeing she missed a call. "Call Emma. I'll call Ruby and see if she's free to watch the twins after school if we're not home."

"It's okay, Preston said he would. I have called her, she's not answering." Olivia pressed redial as she reached for her keys. "She's supposed to be home today."

Amanda looked at the clock. "She probably just took Chloe to school."

"She's probably freaking out. This is exactly what she was afraid of when she went to the parole hearing. Damnit, I wish she wouldn't have gone." Olivia was shaking and Amanda came over and held her.

"Shh honey. We didn't know this is how it was going to end up." She soothed as she took the car keys.

"You don't get it, Amanda. You weren't here yet when Jane took her years ago. You don't know what that did to her."

"I do know, Olivia. I may not have been here full time when it happened, but I was at the hospital and I was here for the years it took her to stop having nightmares. I know exactly how this is going to affect her and I know how scared we all are that Jane will find Emma or Chloe. The thing is, we can't do much about it until we find her."

Olivia sighed and nodded, giving Amanda a hug. "You're right. I'm sorry. Of course, you were here, I wasn't thinking. Yes, let's go find her."

Emma sat on the bench with the phone still to her ear and the sound of a dial tone after the message played. Finally, she took it from her ear and leaned over to throw up in the trash can. Tears were already falling down her face and she felt like a lost little girl, unsure of what to do. Her phone rang a couple times, but she never registered it. Chloe. She had to get Chloe and take her back home. She'd lock them both up in their apartment and keep her daughter safe. Before she could go, however, her phone rang again and this time, she answered it. "H…hello?"

"Emma? Emma, its Zelena. What's wrong?" Zelena could tell by Emma's voice that something was terribly wrong. "Talk to me, Emma."

"She…Jane is free." Emma whispered, still unable to believe it.

"What? Fucking hell, are you serious? Okay, Emma here's what we're going to do. Instead of you picking me up, I'm taking a taxi to you. Then we're going through all your social media to make sure you're completely private. We'll take you off any public listings for anything and I'll call Chloe's school and make sure she's not listed anywhere on their social sites. I'm going to call Regina and she if she can offer any kind of legal advice for a restraining order or something as well. Emma, where are you?"

Emma blinked. "Jane is free." She whispered again.

Zelena sighed. "Emma honey, where are you?"

"On a bench. I threw up. I have to get Chloe."

"Honey, if you show up to get Chloe like you are now, you're going to scare the poor child. Are you near her school?"

"Zelena, Jane is free. She's going to come after me and Chloe. She's going to take her from me and hurt her." Emma said, tears falling. "I have to protect her."

"Emma, you can't go to the school right now in the state you're in. Please, tell me where you are so I can call your moms. I'm in a cab, but I won't be there for about an hour."

"She can't have my baby." Emma whispered before hanging up.

Zelena looked at her phone. "Shit." She understood how Emma was feeling, but she knew she couldn't just go to the school in her state of mind. She then called Olivia. "Olivia, I just talked to Emma and she's freaking out."

"I've been trying to call her. She's not at her house."

"No, she said she was at a bench and threw up. Olivia, I think she's going back to Chloe's school. She said something about having to keep her safe. I'm in a cab but won't be there for another hour."

"Okay, thank you Zelena. We'll head that way and call you once we have her. Thank you so much for looking out for her."

"You're welcome. Take care of her."

Zelena hung up and then right away called Regina.

"Hey sis. I heard you would be in town but didn't expect to hear from you so soon."

"Regina, I would love to just chit chat, but I need your help."

Regina sat up straight, sensing an urgency she'd not heard from Zelena for years. "What's up?"

"Regina, I just talked to Emma. Remember Jane? The woman who…who did those horrible things to her as a child."

Regina felt sick. "Yes."

"She's out on parole today. Emma went to the hearing thinking it would make it so she wouldn't get parole, but she did. Because Emma was there, she now has Emma's last name and knows Emma has a child. Emma called me after the hearing and said she only looked at the woman once and could tell Jane still hated her with a passion. She said she instantly regretted going there. Anyway, I was wondering how easy you think it would be for her to get a restraining order? I know she got one after Kathryn's dad was released."

"Yes, but that's because it was within the statute of limitation. Unfortunately, she's after that time now. Emma could still apply for one, but she'd honestly have a hard time getting one unless Jane actually reaches out to her and does something or threatens to. Like I said, she can still apply, but she'd have to go to court and fight for it and then, Jane would have her address whether Emma won or not." Regina sighed, wishing she had other news. "Let me call around and see if there's anything else I can do. I assume you're going to see her?"

"Damn. Okay, thanks. Yes, I'm going to see her."

"Tell her I'm here for her, okay? Please let me know if there's anything I can do."

"I will. Thank you, Regina."

"Miss Benson, I can tell you're upset, please come in my office and talk to me." The principle at Chloe's school Ms. Aryn said, holding her hand on Emma's back. She had just gotten a call from Olivia before Emma came in demanding to have her daughter.

"Please, I just need Chloe. I need to keep her safe." Emma said, almost hyperventilating.

"Miss Benson, Chloe is in class and is safe, we just checked on her. No one is going to get past our security process. Only you, Olivia, Amanda, Ruby, and Zelena are allowed to pick her up and we have alerted her teacher to be strict with that." Ms. Aryn said, as she waited for Emma to sit before sitting herself. "Please tell me what's going on."

Emma tried to focus as she wiped her tears and sat down. "A woman who hurt me a long time ago as a child is out of jail and I know she'll be after me. The best way to me is through Chloe. I have to keep her safe."

"Okay, Emma, tell me everything you know about her. How old, what does she look like, anything you can tell me." The principal said, pen ready. She took down the woman's full name and age and then put it in the computer. There was a recent mug shot, so she printed it out a few copies and stapled the information to them. "Every member of staff will get one of these, especially security and everyone will be aware not to let Chloe go with anyone not on her list. We're a team, Emma, and we care about Chloe's safety too, but taking her out of class when you're clearly upset is going to upset and scare her."

There was a soft knock on the door and a woman peeked her head in. "Ma'am, the Bensons are here."

Emma looked at the door and saw her moms come in. Now, she knew she could break, and break she did. She sobbed as Olivia came to her and held her, sitting on the chair and holding Emma in her lap just like she was a little girl again. Amanda followed and went behind Emma, leaning down and holding her. Ms. Aryn felt like she was intruding and while this was her office, she decided now was a good time to get copies of her 'flyer' done and sent to all members of staff. "I'll be back in a bit. You all take your time." She said quietly, Emma's sobs cutting into her own heart.

"How could they do this? How could they let her go? She tried to kill me! She was found guilty of attempted homicide and she's out?!"

Olivia sighed and rubbed Emma's back. "I know baby girl; it's not fair." She moved and cupped Emma's cheeks. "Take time to process it but do not let her win. She didn't kill you; you fought. Do not let her win now, Emma."

Emma looked at Olivia and while she understood what she was saying, all she could think about was Jane taking Chloe. "Mom, if she hurts her…"

"Shhh baby. That's not going to happen…"

"You can't say that!" Emma yelled, interrupting her. "You can't say that, mom and you know it! You said when I was little that no one would hurt me again, but she did. She did and others did, and I got raped and all that, so don't say that!"

Olivia swallowed because Emma was right. "I'm sorry. You're right. What I meant to say is we will do everything to make sure that doesn't happen. Come home tonight, Emma. Bring Chloe to our house and stay in your old room." The room Emma had been in had been updated, but it was still Emma's room. Instead of the nursery, however, the littler room was now Chloe's room when she stayed and now had its own door. However, one had to go into Emma's room to get to it and that thought made Emma feel good.

"Okay. Yeah, I think that's a good idea. We'll be safe there. Mom, I don't want to leave here without her."

Amanda rubbed Emma's back. "Honey, we can't stay here all day. Let's go to your place and pack some bags for you and Chloe. Zelena will be here soon too. Let's try to make it as close to a normal day as possible."

Emma sighed. "I have to just see her. I have to make sure she's here."

"Okay." Olivia stated. "I'm sure Ms. Aryn will allow that."

There was a soft knock and Ms. Aryn came in. "I'm sorry to interrupt, I just wanted you to see this and tell me if it's everything we need to know." She said, handing Emma one of the flyers. It had all the information on it and Emma nodded before looking at the woman. "I need to see Chloe. Please."

Ms. Aryn gave a nod. "Of course. Let's stop at the bathroom first though, maybe splash some water on your face and freshen up just a bit so we don't scare her, okay?"

Emma nodded, feeling exhausted, numb, and still terrified. She got up and let herself be led into the bathroom. She sighed when she saw herself; white as a ghost and terrified. She knew they were all right in that if Chloe saw her like this, it would be upsetting. She washed her face and pulled her hair back in a messy bun, but it didn't do much to help her looks. "I don't need her to see me, I just need to see her. I'm sorry, but I have to just see her."

Ms. Aryn nodded and after a brief hesitation, gave Emma a hug. "Sorry, I've been wanting to do that ever since you first came this morning." She said, as Emma hugged her back. "I promise you; we want Chloe safe just as much as you do." She said quietly.

"I know. Thank you." Emma said and then broke the hug.

"This way. She's in music class right now."

Emma followed her, Olivia and Amanda deciding to wait by the front doors. Emma clutched at her necklace; the one Regina had given her years ago that she just recently started wearing again as she walked down the hall. Music hit her ears and she looked through the window on the door. There was her beautiful daughter, smiling and singing her heart out and Emma felt tears of relief. "Thank you." She whispered, watching her daughter. It was nice to see her without a care in the world and she knew it was best she wasn't seen. "I can go now."

Ms. Aryn gave a nod and took Emma back to the front of the building. "I've given the flyers to security along with all other staff. Everyone will be on high alert."

Emma nodded, still feeling a bit in a daze. "Thank you. Either one of us or Zelena will pick her up today, but it'll probably be me and I'll probably be early. I'm sorry."

"Don't be. Emma, I have to confess that I saw your case years ago. I know what this woman is capable of and while I pray she's had a change of heart, I can understand why you are so protective."

"Thanks." Emma said, though her adrenalin was coming down and she was starting to feel exhausted. "I'm sorry, but I have to get going. I don't feel very good."

"Of course. Take care, Emma."

Emma let her mothers' lead her out and as soon as she was outside, her eyes darted back and forth for any sign of Jane.

"Emma, she's not here." Amanda said, taking Emma's hand. "Baby, she's not here."

Emma sighed and wiped her tears, looking down. "Sorry."

Amanda stopped as they reached their car and hugged Emma tight to her. "You have nothing to be sorry for." As Emma hugged Amanda back and let her head fall in the crook of her neck, Amanda realized how much taller than her Emma was. She held Emma tight, wanting to make her feel secure. "We'll get through this, Emma, I promise."

The drive to Emma's was only a few minutes, but it was quiet and Emma felt like she was going to be sick. She couldn't stop herself from looking around as she made her way to the lobby. The next thing she knew, she was being hugged and all she could see was red hair. She couldn't stop her smile as she registered it was Zelena. "How long have you been waiting?"

"Not long. I was telling Joe about Jane. He knows not to let anyone up that doesn't belong. Don't you Joe?" Zelena asked, giving him a look.

"Yes, ma'am. No strangers allowed." He said, assuring Emma.

Olivia handed him on of the flyers Ms. Aryn had made. "Here's what she looks like."

He took it and stapled it up on the board behind his desk. "Thank you. I will make sure everyone sees this."

"Thanks, Joe. I'll be staying with my moms for a while, but please call me if she does come here. I need to have things recorded."

"Yes, of course. We save our security footage for 30 days also. I'm sorry this has happened, Emma. We're all here for you."

Emma gave a smile. "Thanks so much."

They all went up to Emma's apartment and after letting everyone in, Emma collapsed on her sofa. "This is not at all how today was supposed to go."

Olivia sat by her daughter and pulled her into another hug. "I know, but Emma, we'll get through this."

"How? I'm a freaking mess and it's day one. I don't want to leave and I want Chloe here with me at all times. How am I supposed to get on and live normally?"

"You're going to pack some bags, come to our house, and let us make some calls. We'll find out where she was released to and if you can get a restraining order."

"Actually, I talked to Regina about that." Zelena said, wishing she had other news. "She said you can try, but it's past the statute of limitation. She said if you do go for one, you may have to divulge your address before you even know if you've won or not. She's going to call around and see if she can find any loopholes. She says hi, by the way."

Emma sighed. "That's what I thought. I looked it up after the hearing. I never should have fucking gone to that hearing! What was the fucking point?!" She said, standing and pacing. "All it did was remind her how much she hates me, show her what I look like now, and the fact that I have a new last name and a daughter. Why the fuck did I mention her?! I'm so fucking stupid!"

Zelena stopped Emma and held her by her upper arms. "I never want to hear you say that again, Emma Swan Benson. You are not stupid! You went there because it was the right thing to do. She basically tortured you as a child and put you through hell! You wanted to make sure she wouldn't get out. You did the right thing. The fucking parole board did the wrong thing. I wasn't there, but I can only assume you mentioned Chloe because she's not much older than you were when she last attacked you. You didn't expect her to get out, Emma. That doesn't make you stupid."

"It's easy for you to say!" Emma yelled, pulling away from Zelena. "You didn't go through it! None of you did! None of you understand! You can all sit there and tell me that it'll be okay, that life will go on, to give it time and I'll be fine, but none of you were there! You don't know! I was there, I was the one she hurt and the only reason I even got through it is because I was used to it! I was used to people treating me like shit and hurting me and throwing me away. I was used to it and knew how to mentally escape what was going on to me physically. Hell, I can still do that if I need to, but do you know who doesn't know how to do that? Who isn't used to people hurting her or treating her like shit? Chloe!" Emma sobbed the name and tried to keep her fight. "Chloe doesn't know how to deal with it and Jane knows that! Jane knows she can't hurt me anymore, so she'll go after Chloe. You guys can sit here and tell me it's all going to be okay, but I don't know how to believe that! I don't know how to do this! All I want to do is get my daughter and lock her up to keep her safe. I want to keep her from any of the hell that I went through and nothing you tell me is going to make me want that any less."

There was no one dry eye in the apartment and the problem was, no one could argue because Emma was right about all of it. As much as Olivia didn't want to admit it, she knew Emma was right. She swallowed the lump in her throat. "So stay with us tonight and we'll figure out where she was released to. Then, Emma maybe you'd feel safer if you went to stay with your parents for a while. She doesn't know them, doesn't know anything about them. Take Chloe and feel safe. As much as I'll miss you, I'll understand."

Emma sat down again, feeling even more exhausted than before. "I won't feel safe. As long as she's alive and free, I won't feel safe anywhere."

"Then come with me, Emma. I'm staying for five days, then you and Chloe can come with me to California. She can't leave the state, Emma. You have your degree and there are amazing schools where I live. Chloe would love it out there."

Emma looked at Zelena. It was an answer, valid points were made, but then she looked at her mothers and her heart felt heavy. "I…I don't know if I can." She said in a whisper.

Olivia took Emma's hands. "Honestly, it's not a bad idea." She wiped at her own tears. "I will miss the hell out of you and probably cry for a month once you go, but you'll feel safe. You'll feel free and safe and happy. You don't need an answer right now, but I want you to think about it. Hell, Ma, Preston and I could always move out there too. We're retired, we could do it."

Emma sniffed. "You can't. You have Preston and the girls. They're in foster care and wouldn't be able to go with you."

Amanda came and sat on the other side of Emma. "Actually, they go to their new forever home next Monday. It's been going so smoothly and they're excited to move on. Preston is taking a year off between high school and college and of the schools he's interested in is UCLA."

Emma chewed on her lip. "Mary and David would probably be furious. They've helped me so much."

"Emma, I really think they'd understand." Olivia stated. "Honey, just think about it. Maybe call them later and tell them what's going on and see what they think. It's not like you're leaving the country."

"Chloe would be safer." Emma said, though she also thought about Regina. "Maybe it's stupid and way past time to be thinking about it but…if I go, then Regina and I…well it would really never happen." She said quietly.

"Oh Emma." Zelena sighed. "If you and Regina are meant to be, a little sidetrack to California won't change it."

"It's not stupid." Olivia stated quietly. "It's definitely a factor to think about, but Emma, it won't happen with Regina anyway if you don't talk to her." Olivia always knew Emma never did fall out of love with Regina and had always hoped they'd get back together. She knew how happy Emma was with Regina and thought maybe one day, they'd reconnect. "Just think about it. That's all I'm asking. For now, why don't you rest and Ma and I will pack some things for you and Chloe. I know this has been an emotional day."

Emma gave a nod and sighed. "I'll pack my stuff after I nap. I kinda want to be in my room alone. I love all of you and I'm thankful you're here, but…"

"But you need your space. We get it. Go lay down but let us know if you need anything." Amanda said. "We'll get Chloe packed up."

"Zelena, will you still get her from school if I'm not up? She was so excited that you'd be picking her up."

"Of course. Go sleep."

They watched Emma go to her room and collectively let out sighs. It was true that none of them could put themselves in Emma's position, but they'd all do whatever they could to help her. "I'm going to make sure Emma's social media accounts are all private." Zelena stated, being the tech whiz that she was.

"Okay, thank you." Olivia said. "I'm going to call some old friends and see if they can give us any information on Jane."

"I'll go pack some things for Chloe." Amanda stated.

Emma lay in her bed, staring at the wall for a while before moving to her back. She had her phone and after a bit of hesitation, she hit dial, wondering if the number would even still work.

Regina stared at her phone as it rang and lit up with Emma's name. She had kept her number through out the years solely so Emma would have it and wondered if Emma had done the same. She slid the answer option and cleared her throat. "Emma?"

Emma let out a breath of relief. "Regina…I um…I didn't know if you still had the same number." She said, rolling her eyes at herself.

"I do. Emma, are you okay? I heard what happened and I've been thinking about you. Is there anything I can do for you?"

Emma felt tears in her eyes at the concern and Regina's words. "I don't know, honestly. I feel so numb and terrified. Regina, I just want to get Chloe and lock us both up somewhere. I don't know what to do."

Regina wished she could reach through the phone and hug the blonde. "Emma, I'm so sorry. I…I've called around, but I can't find any loopholes for a restraining order. I did, however, find out that Jane was released to a halfway home in Buffalo. She's over six hours away and is on parole, so she has to check in with her PO every week. The home she's in also requires them to be in by 10 PM every day or else they alert the PO. I know that still isn't the same as being in jail, but maybe that will help you feel a little relaxed?"

Emma listened and couldn't help but smile just a little. "It helps a bit. Thank you. I appreciate you taking time to look that up for me. I'm sure you're busy with other things."

"Actually, it's a quiet day." Regina said, biting her lip, not sure if she should ask what she really wants to. "Emma…do you want me to come see you?"

Emma's heart leapt into her throat. Gods, she wanted nothing more than to see Regina and feel her arms around her. She had about six more hours before Chloe was out of school and she didn't want to spend them worrying so much about everything.

"Emma? Are you still there. I'm sorry if I…"

"I'm here. Yes. Regina, if you don't mind, I'd love for you to come see me. I'd…well honestly, I'd feel so much better if you did."

Regina smiled softly, though Emma couldn't see it, and closed her laptop. "Then I'm on my way. If you text me your address, I can put it in my navigation."

"I will. Thank you. Oh and Regina?"

"Yes?"

"Thank you for not changing your number."

Regina smiled again. "Thank you for the same thing. I'll be there soon."

Emma hung up and already felt so much better. She didn't exactly understand why as she had gotten through the last eight years without Regina, but she did. Though now she also felt nervous. It had been eight years since they were together and seven since she'd last seen the woman…when she yelled at her. Why had she told Regina she could come? Why did she think it was going to be easy? Emma sighed as she sent Regina her address and stretched. She had to tell the others and make sure her apartment looked presentable.

When Emma came out to the kitchen, she saw Amanda cooking, Zelena at the computer and Olivia on the phone. Amanda saw her first and frowned. "Emma, it hasn't even been an hour."

"I know but I…I called Regina." She said, sitting at a barstool next to Zelena. "I know where Jane was released to."

"Buffalo." Said Olivia, coming in behind Emma.

"Yeah, at a halfway house. Six hours is a long way, but it's still close." Emma said.

"It is. I did find out she was taken there at 7 this morning. However, due to privacy guidelines, they can't divulge if she went anywhere."

Emma nodded. "Okay, thanks for looking into it."

"Did I hear you say you called Regina?"

"Yeah I did. She um…well she's coming over. Gods I am stupid. She asked if I wanted her to come over and I said yes thinking I'd feel better, but it's been seven years. What was I thinking?"

Olivia gave a little smile. "You were thinking that you want comfort. Emma, there's nothing wrong with you."

"Just relax, Emma." Zelena said from behind the computer. "It's just Regina. Okay, so you're all private already, which is good. I've made sure that any searches for your name don't bring up any of your social sites. Also, the school has nothing about Chloe or any other students, so that's good. Tech wise, she can't find you."

"Thanks, Zee." Emma said, sitting back on the stool. "You guys don't mind if Regina comes, do you?"

"Not at all. Actually, if you don't mind, Ma and I may go home and make sure your room is all ready."

"Yes, I'm just making something for lunch so I know you'll eat and then we'll go. You'll be okay to drive later?"

"If I'm not, I'm sure Zelena will drive my car for us. Zee, are you okay with staying at their house? Otherwise, I mean you could stay here alone if you wanted."

"You kidding? I can't wait to see Preston and there's no way I'm going to stay here when you and my niece are at home. I mean, if that's okay that I stay."

Amanda chuckled. "Yes, it's okay. We have a spare room next to the twins' room. Just don't…influence them too much."

"I take offense to that." Zelena said with a mock gasp.

"Good. You should."

Emma smiled at the banter and leaned back into Olivia's arms. "Guys, I'm sorry I blew up earlier. It wasn't fair or me to do that."

Olivia hugged Emma from behind and kissed her temple. "Shush. You had every right to say what you did and you were right. You were absolutely right about all of it. We don't know what it was like, Chloe doesn't know and she wouldn't know how to cope mentally like you could. Emma, you were right. But, we're still here to do what we can to protect both of you."

"I know. Thanks, mom."

"I'm tired. I'm going to nap in Chloe's bed if that's okay." Zelena said, stretching.

"You can nap in my bed if you want."

"Nah, I wouldn't want to be in the way when Regina get's here." Zelena said with a wink and got up to leave before Emma could say anything.

"Ignore her." Amanda said and hugged Emma. "There's soup on the stove and there's enough for the three of you. Just relax, okay? We'll see you later."

Emma nodded and watched her moms go before looking at her phone. Regina should be here soon and she suddenly felt like the nervous fifteen-year-old she was when she and Regina met. Gods that was so long ago but felt like yesterday. A knock brought Emma out of her trance and she ran her fingers through her hair before opening the door. She smiled and felt her eyes tear up at the same time. "Regina."

"Emma." Regina said, taking in the woman before her. "You grew up."