It did get better. Hook was cremated and his ashes were tossed in the ocean, his true home. Regina and Emma had felt like all they needed to do was build that prison and lock the thief up.

After constructing the prison, Emma admitted Robin as their first prisoner then added Zelena into the female side. Regina put a barrier around each cell, exit, and wall so that magic wielders couldn't escape. That place was locked down tight, better than Guantanamo. Most of the people admitted there consisted of the pop up villains that somehow found their way to Storybrooke. Lily did a yearlong stint for robbery once. They also built in a counseling center for the convicts, which Archie happily ran. They hired guards and cooks. Weirdly enough, the prison became a beacon by scaring people straight and having a place to separate the evil from the good and former villains. Over time, King George got locked up for murder, Rumple did some time for treason, and even The Blue Fairy resided there for a long while.

That was the weirdest development though. A few days after the darkness let Emma go, people began spotting the black sinewy cloud flying around town. It was a trying time for the citizens, sitting in wait. One day, Emma and Regina were called to the convent and discovered that the darkness had chosen The Blue Fairy, or Mother Superior if you preferred. Regina thought it was fitting. Emma had been inclined to agree.

"She was pretty shady." The blonde joked as they locked the fairy in an isolated cell where she would spend years attempting to fight the darkness. After six years of fighting, the fairy garnered some control over it. She was never the same but she wasn't a Rumplestiltskin either. She was much calmer, less conniving, but still shady as fuck. Her wings were taken and her status as fairy was removed. Nova took over as head of the fairies. The shy fairy was an amazing leader, really boosted moral. She also passed a law through Regina that allowed fairies to become a sorority type institution instead of a convent. Hey, fairies need lovin' too. Nova had selfish motives as well. She and Grumpy married after a year of dating.

Speaking of marriages, Snow and Charming renewed their vows at the church in town a few months after Robin's incarceration, making their union official in Storybrooke. Regina pointed out the irony that, once again, Snow was heavily pregnant with their third child during the ceremony. The pixie-haired woman went into labor during the reception and gave birth to their daughter Eva, named after Snow's deceased mother.

A week after Eva's birth, Regina began feeling nauseous and fatigued. The brunette expressed her concerns to Emma, believing she was ill. The blonde excitedly suggested that Regina was pregnant. The brunette sadly explained that it was impossible because of a mistake she made a lifetime before. Snow begged them to, and her exact words were, 'buy a test and squat and tinkle'. So, to appease Snow, they did just that. Every single pregnancy came out positive but Regina refused to celebrate when she knew it was impossible. Emma practically dragged her girlfriend into an exam room at the hospital, where Whale would confirm with certainty that the brunette was with child. Regina was still suspicious and guarded, at least claimed to be because Emma would catch the brunette whispering to her abdomen. After the first ultrasound, Regina saw the baby and they learned that they were having a girl. Regina cried for a week straight. Happy tears though. Emma was going crazy, buying clothes and decorating one the mansion's guest rooms.

During Regina's second trimester, the brunette invited her to move in and Emma readily accepted. Oddly enough, they got along better as housemates. It was quite humorous to watch Regina waddle around and moan and groan about the woes of carrying a baby.

It was also incredibly funny to see a pregnant woman with a large stomach on one knee, proposing. Emma laughed about it later though as the moment was emotional.

"Emma, I love you so much and being with you has been the light of my life. All of my struggles and hardships, you made it worth it. I would live through those horrors a hundred times if it meant I could be here, with you. And I want this for an eternity. So, Emma Swan, will you—"

"Yes Baby! Oh my God, Yes!"

"Don't call me that."

Snow made sure to point out that Regina got married during her eighth month of pregnancy and Regina simply rolled her eyes, cursing Fate for making them family again. It seemed Regina was now the one who couldn't escape the Charming's. What a ridiculous twist of fate.

Their baby girl was born a month later. Liberty Swan-Mills was healthy and absolutely delicious, as Snow liked to say as she caressed a smooth little cheek. That baby grew and grew, bringing light to her mother's lives. Even Henry couldn't deny her charms, even though he was admittedly jealous of the attention his sister had been getting.

Henry moved away for schooling when Liberty was three and after he graduated from college with a degree in English, he moved to New York in hopes of getting his eerily familiar story published. After clawing and scratching for a year, he got his idea published and became a best seller all over the United States. He shared his fortunes with Storybrooke, helping the town fund shelters and new projects. His mothers visited his apartment in New York once a month, begging him to return home. Eventually, when the hype around his writing calmed, he moved back into town, into his own home. When he was twenty-five, he married Grace. Regina and Emma sobbed; feeling like their little boy was gone.

But the picked themselves up because they had mischievous ten year old to care for. Liberty was a beautiful girl with brown, curly hair and light green eyes. Everyone said that she was the perfect combination of Regina and Emma, taking after both. The sass came from Regina; the affinity for sports came from Emma. One time, when Liberty was eleven, she went out to play baseball with some of the local boys, which was fine, but she decided to wear a pink, skimpy dress to do so. She sure was popular that afternoon. Their daughter was half tomboy, half girly girl. Something for each mother to work with.

The biggest obstacle had been Liberty's magic. It had manifested as a baby. When their infant daughter cried, they couldn't let her calm down on her own because her magic would run rampant. The house shook, vases flew, and neighbors would call the Sheriff in a panic. Those first years were hard because Regina couldn't teach a child about magic. But the lessons started as soon as Regina felt that the girl could comprehend and understand the concepts, which was around six years old.

Now, as a teen, Liberty was an expert sorceress, more powerful than both of her mothers combined. Thankfully, while sassy at times, Liberty grew to be a relaxed and sensible teenager. She was calmer than Henry was at thirteen. All she wanted to do was play sports, videogames, shop with Regina, and eat. How that girl stayed thin, the world may never know. Liberty loved being with her mothers as she was a bit of a loner. She played sports with others but preferred being with family, which was amazing for Regina and Emma. They were clingy with Henry but that girl captured their hearts and they wanted to be around her all the time. Charming called her their shadow.

As for Regina and Emma, they fell more and more in love every day. Yes, they changed and evolved but they did it together. Regina had gray streaks in her hairs and few more wrinkles around the eyes. Emma chopped off most of her hair, the tips touching her shoulders, because 'it was easier' and her mouth thinned a bit. But other than that, they looked the same. They were insanely attracted to one another even after fifteen years of being together.

"I think I should dye my gray's." Regina shouted from the bathroom and Emma immediately sprinted to sit on the vanity.

"Don't even think about it. You look so sexy with it." Emma purred, wrapping her legs around the brunette's waist and pulling her in.

"It doesn't make me look like an old hag?" Regina pouted, her brown eyes wide, and Emma couldn't help but chuckle.

"I didn't say that," Emma joked and received a soft slap to the bicep, "I'm joking! Baby, you're so hot, now and forever."

"Don't call me that," Regina added offhandedly as it had become habit, "I don't want people to think I'm a cradle robber or something."

Emma let out a scoff, "Please, you look way better than me. And anyway, it only matters what you think. I can only encourage you to do what's best for you."

Regina pretended to contemplate before smirking, "It does make me look distinguished."

"Mhmm, so elegant and tasty." Emma teased, giving a tendon in Regina's neck a nip.

"Ew! Oh my God moms!" Liberty gawked at the door, "Can you two keep it in your pants for five minutes please?"

"Li, go get ready for your game. We have to leave in thirty minutes and you take forever. I don't understand why you apply so much makeup just to sweat it off." Emma scolded playfully, shooing her daughter, before Liberty rolled her eyes and walked out of their master bathroom.

Regina let out a bark of laughter, "I have to take a shower… care to join me?"

"Score!" Emma shouted excitedly, wrapping her arms and legs around Regina tightly.

"Ew! You can't even last five minutes!"

A/N: And now it's officially over! Thanks everyone!