So, this is the last chapter. Thank you all again for all the follows, favorites, and reviews. I really loved writing this and appreciate all the support. As you may have noticed this has been a M rated fic, although not much has happened along that rating. As a warning, that rating applies to this chapter. For those of you who enjoy that have fun, to the rest, you have been warned.

The walk back to the manor was uncannily quiet. So much had happened, and Regina knew she wouldn't be able to process it all properly until her heart returned to her body, she was just glad no one said anything about it as they made their way home. At the same time, Regina couldn't help but notice the number of glances she received from Snow along the way. They ranged from terrified, to sorrow, to puzzlement. The last one made Regina chuckle a little as she looked down at Emma's arm that was interlocked with hers. It was like the Savior didn't think she could walk properly without her heart, but she didn't mind, in fact, Regina welcomed the comfort it brought her. She was alive, and although her mother died, she had come to peace with her death years ago. Cora may have returned, but even after giving her numerous attempts to not continue down the path of darkness today, ultimately she knew her death was again, inevitable.

As they approached the manor, they were all greeted by Regina's house guest, who she was looking forward to finally seeing out of her house.

"Where's Henry?" Emma asked getting nervous, but Regina pulled her through the crowd, before they circled around them.

"He's in his room."

David, Mary Margaret, and Ruby entertained the group with their latest adventure as Regina took Emma's hand and guided them up the stairs to Henry's bedroom. She waved her hand over the door, removing the protective shield she had placed over it earlier, but the door was still locked.

"Henry," Regina called out.

"Mom? Is it really you?"

"Yes sweetheart, go ahead, like I instructed you before I left." Emma looked over at her confused, but then she heard Henry's and Regina's voice echo the same phrase.

"Both my moms are heroes." Regina let out an extra breath as she leaned forward and smiled.

"It worked," he cried as he opened the door and threw his arms around both of them.

"Yes it did," Regina replied, all her worries now drifting away now that her mother was gone, and her son was safe in her arms.

"Where's your mom's heart Henry?" Emma asked, breaking away from the family moment, clearly still unnerved that Regina's heart was not in her body. Henry looked over at his desk, her darkened heart glowing with bits of pink beginning to resurface.

"Look at that," Emma pointed, her calm demeanor beginning to reclaim her body as she stared down at the heart. Regina laughed as she walked up to Emma.

"It's going to take a lot more than today to fully restore my heart you know."

"Yeah, I do," Emma replied looking over at her with pain her eyes, but thankfully she knew to say no more in front of Henry. Regina reached out and picked up her heart, admiring the new light within in it for a moment. Then as she was about to place it back inside her, she stopped, and handed it over to Emma.

"What are you doing?" Emma asked taking a step back.

"I think you should do it." The Savior looked down at the heart terrified.

"I don't think that's such a good idea. I mean, I know I'm picking up on this magic stuff rather quickly, but I don't want to hurt you." Regina smiled.

"You don't need magic to mend someones heart." Emma caught Regina's gaze, her breath seizing for a moment as she took in the hidden meaning of her statement. Without saying a word, Emma reached out, took Regina's heart, and after one more quick glance down at it, shoved the Queen's heart into her chest. Regina exhaled like a blown balloon from the intensity of the replacement, waiting to catch her breath before meeting the Savior's and Henry's eyes to let them know she was ok.

"Thank you Emma."

"You're welcome," she replied, staring back at her hand before returning her gaze to Regina. Henry hugged them both once more, before the all made their way back downstairs. Regina's unwelcomed house guest now invading her living and dining room. She opened her mouth wanting to say something snarky, but thankfully David butted in before she could ruin her nice homecoming with Henry and Emma.

"Originally, we were all going to go to Granny's, but after all the action we've been through, and since your still healing, we thought it was best to just stay here where we can all relax, and possibly order some pizza or something. If that's alright with you Regina?" She hated how utterly polite Charming was sometimes. It also didn't help that Henry and Emma were giving her the same begging puppy dog look to let everyone stay.

"It's all right with me," she simply replied.

David and the dwarfs took care of setting up all the chairs between the two rooms so that people could mingle freely, and they ordered pizza while Grumpy made a beer run. Regina, not really the beer type, prepared herself a Manhattan on the rocks, extra cherries. The drink was exactly what she needed after a day like today, the extra bonus was when she caught Emma glancing over at her each time she would place one of the cherries gently into her mouth, causing both their faces to match the teasing fruit.

The after party felt like it dragged on for hours, even though at this one, Regina wasn't being ignored. Ruby came over to check on how she was doing with Grams, even a few of the dwarfs tried to make pleasant conversation with her, although there were a few stall points, but it was Snow's walk over that felt like time had froze as she made her way across the room.

Regina knew she needed to handle this carefully, even with her heart back, she honestly didn't know how she felt about Snow White being the one to kill her mother. But things in her life had shifted drastically in the last few days, and again, she didn't want to ruin the pleasant evening she was having, especially with Henry now at home, and Emma always close by.

"How are you feeling?' Snow asked casually.

"Fine," was all she could say. The thick tension of the air seemed to silence any other words trying to make their way from their mouths, until Regina saw Emma flash her a smile. Snow White was the Savior's mother, and in order to even think about a future with Emma, she needed to put her past with Snow to rest, no matter how much it still pained her to look upon her former step daughter. Before Regina could say anything else though, the silence apparently got to Snow and she went to walk away.

"Mary Margaret," Regina called out in a neutral tone getting back Snow's attention. "I know you were just trying to save me. You did the one thing, I wasn't able to do. I'm sorry I wasn't strong enough to handle my mother, and that you were put you in that terrible position." Mary Margaret looked at her like a deer in headlights, which Regina fully expected, even she couldn't believe how kind her words came out. Regina then gave her a simple smile and walked away, knowing that one of them would ruin the peaceful moment they had if either of them were to say anything else.

After everyone left, Regina and Emma tucked Henry into bed, their son assuming they were doing it together after the crazy day they had, which made them both happy, since they needed to figure out where to go from there themselves before filling Henry in on anything. The two mothers smiled as they left Henry's room, enjoying the domestic moment they all shared, but once they walked out of his bedroom, they both froze in the hall. They were finally alone, but where to go from there, was not easy to foresee.

"So, I'm guessing we have to talk," Regina said, hoping Emma would stay no matter what was going to happen.

"Yeah," Emma answered. Regina tilted her head toward her bedroom, since it was close, and waited for Emma to give her the ok before proceeding.

Regina wished she made herself a second drink as they walked in and sat across from each other in silence. Regina on her bed, Emma on the love seat, her redecoraters forgot to move back downstairs. Minutes felt like hours as Regina's hands began to clam up.

"Ok, you have to say something," Regina let out, beginning to shake with nerves from the stillness.

"Your vault," Emma said, too quickly even for her.

"My vault," Regina nodded, taking a moment. "Ok, go ahead." Emma took a deep breath, finally looking up at her, but with difficulty.

"Did you already know that your mother's heart was going to be in there?"

"I assumed so," Regina answered softly.

"So, you sent me to retrieve your mother's heart, in your vault, knowing full well that I would find," Emma paused and looked down for a moment, "your little collection."

"Yes." Now Regina was the one taking deep breaths.

"Why?" Emma asked, Regina hating the pain in brought to her.

"It's one thing to hear stories about my past, it's a whole another to see it with your own eyes. You needed to see who I am."

"Who you were!" Emma shouted back, rising out of the chair. Regina remained still, scared the Savior might snap at any slight movements.

"Yes, who I was, but that person hasn't been gone for very long Emma. I'm still in the process of becoming a better person."

"We all are Regina." The Brunette smiled.

"True, but my road is going to take a little longer, and it's not always going to be easy. It is me after all. The woman who cursed your family, forcing them to send you away to grow up alone. The woman who has done everything in her power to make you miserable when you first arrived to Storybrooke, even baking you an apple turnover to put you to sleep for eternity, which ended up back firing, poisoning our son instead."

"Are you trying to push me away?" Emma asked now standing over her.

"No," Regina answered quickly as she stood up, and instinctly went to grab for her hand, but pulled away, not knowing if Emma would welcome the contact. "I just want you to remember, that it's me you're falling for, and to see with your own eyes who I was. To be sure, this is what you want."

"Is this what you want?" Emma asked, initiating the contact by taking Regina's hands. The Queen glanced down, a large smile taking over her face, before returning her gaze to the Savior.

"A week ago, I would have said that if you, or anyone else ever suggested there was something between us, I would have had them committed. How things can sneak up on you without you even realizing is a funny thing." Emma kept her gaze on Regina as she took another breath." But did you know that the only thought running through my head this entire day was coming home to Henry, and to you. That's what kept me going. I don't know what or how you did it Emma Swan, but I want to be with you, as long as you'll have me, all of me."

Emma's response caught Regina off guard as she launched herself at Regina's mouth. The Brunette had to regain her balance, finally stepping into Emma, one hand pressed against the small of her back, the other making its way through her blonde tresses. Regina kept them steady as Emma insisted on the fast approach, not getting enough of the other woman with each new eager movement of their tongues.

Without realizing it Regina's blazer ended up on the ground as Emma began working on the Queen's blouse, her tongue snaking up and down Regina's neck as the blonde's fingers moved quickly to undo the buttons. The intensity of being with each other rising to new levels with each passing second. A new kind of magic flooded Regina, taking her by surprise at first. Being so close to someone, especially someone with whom she was on opposite sides with for so long, that was now allowed to enter every part of her personal space without question was a lot to absorb. But the Queen within her quickly took it all in, and used this new magic consuming her to fuel her as she found Emma's mouth once more, never getting enough of the constant sensation radiating beneath her as their tongues continue to claim their overflowing desires.

Each clothing garment was not being tossed like it was on fire, Emma kicking off her underwear as they crashed down on to the bed, But as much as each woman wanted to continue their tasteful exciting journey, Regina made Emma back up for a moment. She needed to see her once more before their bodies took over their minds again. She wanted to look into Emma's eyes and see not only the want, but the need they shared for this moment, to take a glance down at the bare body pressed against hers, the cream skin already beginning to glisten, and see that every part of the Savior knew and wanted the former Evil Queen beneath her.

"Emma," Regina let out as more of a breath and her response was mimicked back to her as the blonde brought her mouth back down to hers.

"Regina."

Emma began to move seductively down the length of the Brunette's body. Her hands taking a moment to caress both breast, before her fingers trickled down to her center. Regina was doing everything she could to control the jerks and spasms that came with the delicate touch as the blonde began to open her. No teasing was needed as Emma slid one, then two fingers easily into the Queen, another lost breath escaping her mouth as Regina gazed down at the beautiful blonde between her legs. Emma refused to leave eye contact with Regina as her fingers began their journey within her.

Regina sucked in her lips to keep every primal sound wanting to escape her sealed, but soon one cry crept out as Emma brought her tongue down to add to the magnificent strumming her fingers were already performing. Regina's body not lasting much longer as the ultimate tingly sensation took over her, her body going through blissful convulsions, only to be grounded by Emma's free hand, pressed gently on her stomach. All cries silenced as Regina's chin tried to reach the ceiling. The intoxicating release lasting so long Regina thought should would black out from the overwhelming pleasure. But as the Savior steadied her, Regina began to recapture feeling in her body, the pins and needles in her clenched hands, finally letting go as Emma began to slither her way up her body, capturing her mouth sweetly. The combined sweet flavor of herself and Emma lingering on the Savior's tongue pleasing Regina in new ways.

When Emma finally backed up, their eyes instantly connected, both letting out their on conquest smirks before finding each other again. There was still work to be done in Storybrooke. Even though Cora was gone, Hook was still out there lurking about with Gold's dagger. But for now, this night belonged to them as Regain carefully slid out from underneath Emma, crawling on top of her Savior to continue their new adventure of each other.

As you can see I left the story open. I failed with some of my earlier fics, by not having an actual ending in mind before writing them, and some are still in limbo. I didn't want to that to people anymore, it's just mean. So, if, and when I do a follow up to this fic, I let you know. Thanks again for reading!