Fairly long to end things off and it's set two years later..hope you enjoy!

Epilogue

Walking through the sliding doors, Regina quickly scans the somewhat hectic area before continuing on towards the corridor.

"Regina?"

Coming to a halt, the brunette internally cringes while biting her lip. Masking her features, the professor turns with a smile plastered on her face for the fellow brunette. "Miss Lucas.."

Smiling back while clutching a folder to her uniform clad chest, Ruby then frowns a little. "What are you doing here? Emma's in surgery.."

"Oh..yes..I know. I..have a check up. One of those silly routine ones that cannot be done by your actual doctor but forces you to come to the hospital to see a nurse..." Not buying it herself, Regina frowns before hastily changing subject. "Anyway. If you see Emma just tell her I'll see her at home"

Nodding, Ruby momentarily grabs a nearby nurse and passes on her folder with an instruction that it has to be passed on to a doctor. "I will..how's wedding planning coming? I hardly get chance to ask Emma nowadays, she always rushed off her feet! Not that I am complaining about my best friend who helped me get the reception job here so please don't tell her I was"

Chuckling, the brunette briefly looks down the corridor. "It's all going fine. Listen I really need to go otherwise I'm going to be late.."

"Of course, I better get back to my post anyway. See you soon" Ruby smiles again then heads back to her desk with a wave.

Hurrying off down the corridor, the professor knocks on the nurses door before checking once more, going slightly wide eyed at seeing her other half appear through some double doors while yanking a surgical gown off. Hearing the door open, the brunette steps in quickly and closes the door behind her.

Looking over at the agitated woman, the nurse smiles. "Miss Mills.."

"I..got your call.."

Gesturing to the chair by the desk, the nurse then rounds her desk and sits down herself. Moving towards the chair and sitting quietly, Regina clasps her hands nervously in her lap. "it's bad news isn't it?..." Taking a deep breath, the brunette mutters. "It always is.."

Pulling out the professors file, the nurse smiles over at her and shakes her head. "Not this time. It may have taken a while.."

"5 times..we've tried 5 times.."

"Well I guess the 6th time was the one we was all waiting for" gesturing over at Regina's stomach, the nurse announces. "You're pregnant. It all came back how we wanted it and the test results were positive"

Looking across speechless, the brunette then chuckles in disbelief as she instinctively places a hand to her tummy and repeating what was said. "I'm pregnant.."

"Congratulations Regina"

Smiling brightly, the professor stands, still in shock. "Thank you..I..I better go.."

Nodding, the nurse passes over a letter. "Take this with you..it's what to expect from here on out and there's a leaflet. I will contact you with your next appointment and scan"

Accepting the papers rather shakily, Regina cannot help but continue to smile as she opens the door to leave the nurses office.

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Strolling up to the reception desk with a yawn, Emma leans against the counter with a pout. "Hey Rubes have you seen any of my interns or are they all still trying to complete the task I gave them. I've been in surgery for 5 hours I'm pretty sure they should be done"

Laughing, the brunette shakes her head from her position in front of her computer. "I saw Lucy and Johnson in X Ray earlier.."

Frowning, the blonde sighs. "What are they doing in X Ray? They are suppose to be in bay 6 with Jensen and Baldwin is suppose to be in X Ray. Do they ever listen? I'm sure I wasn't this bad as an intern"

Shrugging, Ruby bites her lip. "Oh I saw Regina about 20 minutes ago. She said she would see you at home and was acting very shifty about being here..what's going on? She said she had a check up?"

Eyes widening, the blonde backs up. "Everything is fine! Sorry I have to go!" Turning on her heel to head down to the nurses office, the young resident stops as the door opens, revealing the brunette. "Regina?"

Looking across at the blonde rather pale, Regina gulps. "Hey..I.."

"Is everything okay?!" Moving forward and placing an arm round the professors back, Emma leads her off to one of the private waiting rooms before closing the door behind them. "Why didn't you tell me you had an appointment?"

Sitting beside the blonde, the brunette smiles a little. "You were busy with surgery and I didn't want to get your hopes up again..although I do have some bad news"

Watching extremely worried, the young doctor takes hold of the older woman's shaking hands while growing teary. "Baby what is it?"

Also teary, Regina sniffles before letting out a watery laugh. "We're going to have to postpone the wedding because my pregnant tummy will not be fitting in my dress"

"Postpone..the...pregnant?!" Looking shocked, Emma watches as the brunette lets a tear slip, smiling with a nod. "You mean we..you're.." Pulling the tearful woman into a hug, the blonde smiles herself. "We're having a baby!"

Hugging back tightly, the brunette presses a kiss to the blondes neck before pulling back to wipe her face only to be beaten by the young doctor who strokes her cheek. Settling her gaze down to her girlfriends stomach, Emma grins while placing her hand lightly against the older woman's flat tummy. "There's a person in there..a tiny person"

Covering the blondes hand with her own, Regina laughs at the woman's response then leans over to kiss her softly.

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Kicking the front door open gently, Emma calls out as she closes the door behind her. "Hey you better not be cooking or lifting a finger Mills! I have takeout!"

Making her way out of the kitchen with a small giggle, Regina crosses her arms as she leans against the doorway while watching her other half struggle to hold the takeout bag and remove her jacket. "I was hoping you would bring dinner"

Raising an eyebrow as she hangs her jacket, Emma chuckles. "Cravings already?"

Strolling over to the blonde, the brunette shakes her head as she takes the bag from her and settles it on the side table. "No but there is something that I'm always craving for.."

Watching the older woman smirk, the blonde grins as she takes hold of the brunette by the waist and pulls her close for a kiss. Kissing back, the professor smiles into it while grabbing a tight hold of the young doctors forearms. Pecking the blondes lips to break off their kiss, the older woman hums in satisfaction. "You know we can't tell anyone yet..it's too early and I don't want to jinx it after all the other times.."

"We won't. I don't want to tell anyone until I know you're okay and we get to see this little one on the screen" Emma informs as she pecks Regina on the nose then releases her to take the takeout bag again. "For now, we eat"

"You and your food.." Rolling her eyes, the brunette follows the blonde into the kitchen.

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"Just be warned, the gel is cold.." The nurse smiles down at Regina while the brunette lays back with a deep breath and her tummy exposed by her hunched up blouse. Feeling a pair of hands clasp around her own, the brunette glances side wards towards Emma who sits patiently beside the bed while the nurse does her magic. They had already seen the baby as the size of a peanut and now, the professor was reaching over her 12 week mark and was already beginning to show a tiny bump. So far all had been well but that didn't stop Regina's nerves nor did it stop Emma's, even if she didn't show it as to be strong for her girlfriend.

"Here we are.."

Both pair of eyes look up to the screen to see their baby with the blonde commenting first as the brunette appears mesmerised. "Oh my god you can see their nose! Look how cute it is.."

"Looks like everything is going according to plan. Your baby is the right size for this stage and is healthy. I will print you out a couple of copies that you can take with you" the nurse explains while smiling.

Tilting her head up towards her girlfriend, the professor bites her lip. "Time to tell the parents?"

Nodding with a pout as they both know exactly how their mothers will react, Emma helps the older woman to sit up as she wipes the gel away and lowers her top.

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Deciding on meeting at Emma's parents loft, the two women clasp hands as they walk through the door just in time to see their parents pour a few drinks and sit down at the small wooden table by the kitchen. "Hey everyone..this looks serious.." The blonde frowns as all four parents watch the pair cautiously as they sit down opposite them.

"It's nothing to worry about honey.." Mary Margaret informs while Cora pours two more glasses of wine and passes them over.

"She's right we just think that we all need to sit and focus about the wedding. You two have been completely distant regarding everything and I know there is still a lot to do so if you don't hurry up, there will be no wedding!" The older brunette sighs while sipping her drink.

Briefly sharing a look of concern with Regina, Emma mutters a sorry as her girlfriend cannot drink and grabs her wine glass for a gulp before blurting out. "That's because there isn't going to be a wedding" seeing the horrified looks on all their faces, the blonde includes quickly. "Yet..there won't be one...yet"

"I beg your pardon?" Henry looks confused. "Well why not? David and I had already settled on a price in which we were going to contribute and now it's not happening?"

"Yet..daddy it will be happening just not for when we was hoping for.." The professor answers her father with a guilty look.

"I don't understand. Do you not want to be together..are you having a rough patch so you need a break?" The short haired woman cuts in concerned.

"No mom..it's nothing like that. Actually it's the complete opposite.." Feeling the brunette squeeze her hand, the young doctor nods. "We're having a baby..well Regina is the one who is pregnant but we are having a baby..and the dates are kinda messed up with the wedding so we are going to wait until the baby is born.." Watching all four faces look shocked, the blonde attempts a smile nervously. "..surprise..."

Standing abruptly, Cora walks behind her sitting daughter and wraps her arms around her neck before kissing her cheek with a smile, immediately calming the brunette. "I thought you two had stopped trying after the second attempt..."

"We had for a little while but then we just couldn't wait anymore..we want a child and-"

"I was desperate to carry..so we started again.." Regina finishes her girlfriends sentence with a small smile.

Reaching across the table to take both women's spare hands, Mary Margaret watches in awe. "How many times did you?.."

"6.." The professor replies.

"6? And you didn't tell us?" David questions in more concern than anger.

"Dad we wanted to make sure first. It was a constant strain learning it hadn't worked and it was upsetting for us to think that it might not ever happen..I mean I could carry but it wouldn't be fair, Regina had her heart set on it" the young doctor explains.

"Of course, we understand.." David smiles. "Anyway the important thing is that you now get the chance the be parents and we couldn't be prouder..any of us"

All nodding in agreement, the united family congratulate the pair and insist on a celebration which the carrying brunette requests not to be until she is ready to drop as it's important for things to go smoothly.

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Staring down at a pair of small chubby hands flying up in the air, Regina smiles at their little princess who was a complete miniature of the brunette. Small brown eyes follow every movement that her mother makes as she squirms, kicking her legs before finally giving a squeal and smile. Chuckling softly at the action, the professor lowers her hand down so the girl can latch on with her own.

"I knew it..."

Biting her lip guiltily, the brunette peers over her shoulder as her girlfriend strolls up behind her and wraps her arms around the older woman's waist before also staring down at their daughter. "Regina..this is suppose to be her nap time.." Resting her chin upon the professors shoulder, the blonde smiles down into the cot.

"I know..but she's just so.." At a loss for words, Regina purses her lips and clenches her free hand into a fist as though she could eat the child. "Besides does she look tired to you?"

"Nope. She's too busy taking everything in and laughing.." Taking her arms back, Emma leans over the cot and lifts the baby up, gaining a pair of small hands on her face as the girl attempts to bite on her nose. "You wanna eat first baby girl?..I suppose a nap after lunch would be okay.."

Rubbing their baby's back lightly, the brunette smiles in awe. "I still can't believe she's here and yet it's also going too fast..which got me to thinking.."

"Uh oh..Grace that's never good..nu uh.." The young doctor states while pressing a kiss to each small cheek.

Playfully scolding the blonde, Regina then follows the pair out and down towards the kitchen. "The first year of her life is so special..not that I'm saying the rest of it isn't but..I really don't want to miss anything because we're too busy trying to arrange the wedding. Maybe we could..wait..until she's like walking..I'm sorry I keep doing this..first with the pregnancy.."

Placing their daughter into her high hair, Emma then walks up to the older woman stood by the counter. "I would wait forever if it would make you happy. Besides I get it..we could be arranging flowers and just see her walk across the room..and the moment would be ruined..our focus right now should be her. Besides it would be kinda nice to have our baby girl walk up the aisle too.."

Smiling, Regina takes hold of the blondes face within her hands and kisses her softly. "You are an angel.."

Grinning cheekily, the younger woman shakes her head. "I wouldn't go that far..I'm leaving it to you to tell which one of our mothers gets to walk with her..."

Pouting, the brunette looks across to Grace who is oblivious to the whole conversation and claps excitedly.

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Being pulled gently by the hand, Regina cannot help but chuckle at Emma's laugh. "Emma i cannot run in this dress!"

"Well then would you like me to carry you Mrs Swan-Mills?"

Coming to a stop by the beach, the brunette smiles brightly as she gets tugged into an embrace, prompting her to wrap her arms around the blondes neck. "We are suppose to be at our reception.."

"Exactly, it's our reception so we can be late..I just wanted a moment for just us before everyone wants to congratulate or dance..I am very worried I won't get to see you the rest of the night.." The young doctor informs before placing small kisses on the older woman's neck and cheeks.

"Maybe not but we still have the rest of our lives..our little family"

Raising an eyebrow, Emma questions. "I hope you're not including our parents in that little theory of yours.."

"No of course not..just you, me and Grace..it's all I need" Regina replies before kissing her wife on the lips.

Kissing back, the blonde tightens her grip around the professors waist before releasing for air. "Nice save by the way..getting both mothers to walk with Grace..saved a possible family feud"

Shrugging innocently, the brunette comes up with an explanation. "Well to be fair..Grace is still a little wobbly on her feet so it helped having a hand either side"

"Baby? She's 2, nearly 3 she's got the walking thing down trust me..you just couldn't decide could you?"

"No..."

Laughing, the young doctor pecks her wife's nose then moves back to take her hand once again. "Okay back to reality.."

Gripping the blondes hand, Regina stares at her lovingly as they begin to head back to the hall. "I love you.."

Automatically letting out a grin, Emma runs her thumb along the brunette's knuckles. "I love you too" pushing the double doors open once inside the corridor of the town hall, the blonde gestures for the professor to go first after kissing her hand.

"Mommy!" Shooting her arms out to grandma Cora to help her off her chair, Grace walks over quickly and hugs the brunette at her legs while glancing up with a grin before looking over to her mama beside her mommy. "Mommy looks pretty mama.."

Winking at Regina, Emma leans down to lift the girl up. "Yes she does baby girl..real pretty.."

Smiling at the pair, the brunette then bites her lip shyly, having worn a simple diamond encrusted gown with floaty sleeves and her hair up and curled. "What about mama Grace?"

Looking her mama up and down at her strapless maxi gown with a beaded seam, while in her arms, the girl screws up her nose. "Mama looks funny..she's in a dress.."

Both laughing at the statement, Regina then takes her wife's hand again, trailing her arm over her shoulder as she leads them to the dance floor. "Come on I want to dance with my family"

Grinning, Grace slips her arm around her mommy's neck as well as her mama's while Emma spins the pair around gaining a fit of giggles.

Watching from their table, Cora shares a look with her husband before speaking towards Mary Margaret and David. "I knew this day would come..our daughter has always been somewhat closed of and into her career. It just so happened that, that career lead her to Emma. I knew she wouldn't let her go without a fight. She fell to fast for that..they have both helped each other in a way I don't think no one else could. Now they both have their careers, Grace and most importantly aside from their little girl, each other.."

Both smiling at the statement, Mary Margaret and David turn to watch the small family dance around the dance floor with the occasional shared kiss and their daughter grinning from ear to ear.

The end.

A/N: thanks for all the reviews and follows for this story! Be on the look out for a new story about Regina wanting to break the curse and finding Emma just being released from prison with a baby Henry in tow! It will be titled, A Different Kind of Saviour :)