Epilogue

10 Years Later

"Henry, stop playing with your food." Regina says to her son sternly. He looks up at his mom with sparkling green orbs and ducks his head, his shaggy brown hair falling into his eyes as he bows his face into his plate.

"Sorry mama." He mutters with his mouth full, flashing his mother a sheepish smile. Regina smiles at him in adoration and combs her fingers through his shaggy brown hair that is so similar to her own. "Where's mommy?" He asks with a mouth full of peas. Regina sends him a chastising look for talking with his mouth full, which causes another sheepish smile to form on his face as he chews his food slowly and swallows.

"She went out to the practice field with Grandpa Charming, Grandma Snow, and Archibald. She should be back soon." Regina tells him softly, lightly massaging her three year olds scalp. He nods his head and scoops up the rest of his peas with his spoon, stuffing his mouth with the vegetable. He quickly chews and swallows his food, sticking out his tongue to prove that he's finished everything. Regina chuckles at her son, and shakes her head in amusement placing a light kiss atop his head. "Good job baby!" Regina coos at him, earning a bright smile in response to her praise. She giggles breathlessly at her son and gets up from her seat at the kitchen table, holding a hand out for her son to take. Once he grabs her hands, Regina walks him out to the bathhouse where his change of clothes is resting on the edge of the deserted tub. "Bath time!" Regina says enthusiastically, laughing loudly when Henry practically bounces up and down in excitement, shedding off his clothes at a rapid pace. Regina dips her hand into the water, making sure the temperature isn't too hot, and lifts Henry up, gently lowering his small body into the tub.

"Mommy! Mommy! Look, I naked!" Henry giggles out loudly, looking in the direction of the bathhouse doorway. Regina turns around and spots Emma standing at the door, her shoulder resting against the wooden doorframe, a sweet smile placed on her lips at the scene before her.

"I see that little man." Emma says with a chuckle, flashing a smile in Regina's direction. Regina feels her stomach flutter, a smile gracing her own lips at her wife's presence.

"Come over here and help me give this rug rat a bath. Also, you may want to take a bath yourself, I can smell you from here." Regina says with a teasing smirk, causing Emma to pout and peek her nose into her blouse, inhaling her less than pleasant scent. She scrunches up her nose in disgust at her smell, causing Regina and Henry to giggle at her.

"You're so silly mommy!" Henry giggles out, causing Emma's smile to crawl back on her lips and widen. Emma walks over to her wife and sits on the edge of the tub, placing a chaste kiss on Regina's lips before leaning down to place a kiss atop Henry's head.

"Do you mind if I bathe in the other bath?" Emma asks her son with a smirk. He shakes his head excitedly and points to the tub as Regina begins to gently scrub his arms with a washcloth and some soap. Emma gets up from the edge of the tub, placing a kiss atop Regina's head as she gets up, and walks outside of the bathhouse, heading into the cottage. A minute later, Emma comes back into the bathhouse with a towel draped over her shoulder and her nightgown draped over her forearm. While Henry's eyes are closed, Regina gently washing their son's face, Emma quickly strips out of her clothing and steps into the tub, lowering herself into the warm water. She sighs, her muscles immediately relaxing at the feel of the warm water. As Emma leans back into the tub, her head resting at the back of it with her eyes closed, a loud splashing noise and a big glob of water being thrown at her face causes her eyes to snap open. She turns to look towards Henry and Regina, the two snickering quietly, amused smirks gracing their faces. "You two are mean."

"It was mama's idea." Henry says with a small giggle. Emma cocks a brow at Regina in amusement and the brunette woman just shrugs, a self-satisfied smirk on her face.

"You looked like you needed some extra washing." Regina defends weakly. Emma rolls her eyes at her wife and leans back into the tub, lathering her washcloth with soap and water as she begins bathing herself. She hums a random tune to herself, smiling to herself as Henry echoes the tune, humming along with her. Regina smiles at her two loves and begins washing Henry's hair, smiling as Emma dunks her head underwater in the neighboring tub, most likely rinsing out her hair as well. After a few silent moments, disregarding the light humming coming from Emma and Henry, the three finish up in the bathhouse, and are soon back in the cottage, mothers and son lying together in their king-sized bed. Henry lies between his mothers, his back to Regina, while his head is rested on Emma's chest.

Regina looks down at their son with an expression that displays the love and adoration she feels for him. She, then, moves her attention to her lovely wife of 10 years, the same expression of love and adoration being aimed at Emma. Regina wonders how she got so lucky. She was destined for this woman…the woman who loved her unconditionally despite all of her flaws, the woman who made sure that her first time was special, and the woman who never put up with her crap and always managed to put her in her place. The same woman who gave her this amazing son and this amazing love that will never fade, but has only grown. So much has happened in the last ten years that she and Emma have been together. For one, Regina and Emma made amends with their parents, allowing the adults back into their lives and forgiving them wholeheartedly for forcing them to marry one another and for keeping the secret of their true love connection. The closer Regina and Emma got, the less they cared about what their parents did to them. To be honest, they ended up thanking their parents for the much needed push.

Other than making amends with their parents, the two women renewed their vows five years ago, feeling the need to reestablish their marriage on their own terms. They remained in their little cozy cottage in the middle of the Enchanted Forest, not feeling the need to move. The cottage was their home; their permanent home, and they liked it that way. They no longer took lessons from Alexander, Archibald, and Cora, having all of the necessary combat skills, as well as magical skills, down pat. Speaking of magic, the conception of Henry was exactly that. Magical. Regina and Emma had found a spell allowing them to impregnate Regina magically, successfully combining Emma's DNA with Regina's. The spell took a lot of work and a lot of practice, but they managed to successfully carry it through, more than happy with the end result. Regina gets to spend the rest of her life with the most amazing woman she has ever met, and the wonderful child that they created together. She got her happy ending, and she'd never trade it for anything in the world.

"Can you tell me a bedtime story?" Henry asks Emma and Regina sleepily, a yawn escaping his mouth. Emma looks over Henry at Regina and smiles. Regina returns the smile and offers a playful wink.

"Sure bud. What would you like to hear?" Emma asks him, smiling as Henry's hands cling to the front of her nightgown, his head burying further into her chest.

"I want to hear how you and Mama met." Henry's muffled voice says. Regina rolls her eyes and Emma smirks at her.

"Sure! That's a great story." Emma says, her smirk still in place. Regina lets out a dramatic sigh and scoots up behind her son, throwing an arm over both Henry and Emma. Emma's smirk turns into a smile at that and she leans over Henry to place a chaste kiss on Regina's forehead.

"Mommy you're squishing me." Henry whines playfully. Emma leans back and looks down at her son, her eyes locking onto eyes that are so similar to her own.

"Sorry, bud." Emma says with a chuckle. Henry huffs dramatically at her, his expression being one of impatience. Emma can definitely see the resemblance between him and Regina in that moment.

"Story, mommy." Henry whines again. Regina and Emma share an eye roll, loving smiles gracing their faces and aimed at their grumpy son.

"Okay, okay. Once upon a time…" Emma begins retelling the official first meeting between her and Regina. As she continues telling the story, she looks down and notices that Henry is fast asleep, his grip on the front of her nightgown completely slack.

"Looks like our little prince is asleep." Regina says as she listens to Henry's even breathing.

"Looks like he is." Emma says with a smile.

"We need to get some sleep as well. We have a long day ahead of us, your majesty." Regina says with a wink. Emma rolls her eyes with a laugh.

"I'm not the only one getting coronated as Queen tomorrow, your majesty." Emma shoots back at Regina with a smirk.

"Whatever." Regina says with a smile. She leans over Henry once again and places a lingering kiss on Emma's lips. "Goodnight, Em. I love you."

"I love you too, Gina. So much."

"I love you moms." Henry mumbles sleepily. Regina and Emma quietly giggle at that and share one last kiss before closing their eyes and allowing sleep to come. For tomorrow will come a new chapter in their life. One that they can't wait to start together. As a family.