AN: Well this is it and yes it'll be ANTI-CLIMACTIC, sorry the last chapter was the good sex stuff. Thanks for hanging with me and I'm glad ya'll enjoyed the story so much. In case there is disappointment, here is why no proposal? Well they've really only been dating MAYBE 6 months...even though it was years of eye sex and banter still didn't seem right but I eluded to it. I didn't want to get into a proposal because then someone else would be asking for a wedding and blah blah blah...I just want to be done with this story! :-D

I own NO OUAT characters and all mistakes are my own as I only proofread it myself quickly before posting. :-p THANKS AGAIN!

"Hey moms welcome back!" Henry rushed to hug his mothers, he had been waiting in the vault for what seemed like hours, pacing back and forth, trying to not touch much of anything he didn't know about.

"Hey Hen," Emma hugged him tight before letting him go so he could switch his hug to Regina.

"Hello my little Prince," Regina sighed out and hugged her son tightly.

"Mooommmm…." Henry couldn't help but groan at the nickname his brunette mother had graced him with, one that he was quickly outgrowing.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I know you are out growing that one." Regina smiled again and hugged her son, inhaling his scent. "We missed you."

"I missed you guys too." He let them go so they could get settled after the portal. "Gramps is outside, he's got the truck so we can grab your bags."

"Oh, well—" Regina was under the assumption that the boy was dropped off and that she'd take care of teleporting them back to the house so she could land before being bombarded with questions and visitations from the Charming clan.

"Seriously Regina you are going to leave my dad hanging?" Emma looked at her girlfriend and she knew that look, "Henry run up and tell him we'll catch up later, we just want to kick our feet up…and have a real shower." Emma laughed, knowing all too well that she missed her hot showers and Mr. Coffee.

"It's ok I'll ride back with him, I get it." He grinned at his mom's knowing how this trip might be a lot like having culture shock, so getting back to their version of normal was understandable. Henry sprinted up the vault stairs leaving Emma and Regina in the dust, quite literally.

"I hope he's not expecting a gift, it's not like they had a souvenir shop in the Enchanted Forest." Emma gathered their bags close to Regina.

"Ah, I just didn't take you to the market…" Regina grinned as she enveloped them in a cloud of purple smoke, reappearing them in the foyer of the large home. "Oh, it's good to be home," the brunette smiled and wrapped Emma in a tight hug, breathing in the blonde woman that she was proud to call hers.

"Ok, ok, come on, didn't we agree on a shower? I mean I know we got clean but, oh man, hot running water over sticky flesh…mmm." Emma groaned thinking about the warm water that would graze over her skin very soon.

"Well wasn't Henry coming right home?" Regina questioned the blonde, who knew their sons habits a little bit better.

"He knows to text before his arrival…" Emma mused as the women wandered up-stairs for a quick shower, that Emma was so desperately craving.

"How—" Regina's brows perked in question of the blondes nonchalant answer as clothes started to litter the bedroom floor, raising the brunettes brows higher as Emma made her way to the ensuite.

"He might have caught us a few times, so I told him that if he's worried about it to text me and if I answer right away then obviously he's clear and if I don't then he needs to occupy himself with something outside of the house." It was a simple and honest answer, as the blonde turned on the shower, waiting for it to warm.

"Oh my God! Why didn't you tell me?! I can't—Oh my God Emma I can't believe—when? Where?" Regina was a mass of questions, obviously in panic mode and flushed at the idea that her son had caught them unbeknownst to her.

"This. This is exactly why we didn't let you in the loop," Emma stepped into the shower continuing her conversation with her girlfriend, "look it happens Regina, kids catch their parents having sex. It's embarrassing and you move on." She shrugged it off as if it were nothing as she felt the cool air from the shower door open and Regina step in behind her.

"How do you get to have these casual conversations with him and I'm still- I'm not involved?" The brunette pouted lightly, not really meaning to take offence but it hurt to think her son and girlfriend left her out of the loop of certain things. I guess on an emotional level he'd still come to me.

"Look, it's hard when there are two moms, but you were his mom first." Emma turned to face the brunette, placing her hands on the slim waist as they let the warm water course over their skin. "You raised a fine young boy, from infant into young man and he's amazing. He is also a teen boy who is going to be awkward and uncomfortable talking about sex and things with the mom who raised him most of his life." Emma's brows rose at Regina, helping her understand this situation they were in, "It took me a long time to establish the role of 'mom' Regina, just like when kids have opposite sex parents there are things you talk to mom about and things you talk to dad about…I guess I'm more the 'dad' in this situation." Emma shrugged again, she knew how their roles were established in this household, whether Regina wanted to admit to them or not.

"Emma, can I ask you something?" Regina worried her lip, not sure if she was ready for this step. The blonde looked leery of her girlfriend not sure what to expect from Regina at this point. "I know this sounds silly, but when are we going to officially have you move in? You practically have lived here for the last several months, when are you going to sell your house?"

"Oh—Jeez 'Gina, I was so terrified you were going to propose to me right then and I was so not ready for that and plus I'm doing the proposing." Regina stood dumbfounded as the blonde turned off the water and exited the shower. She wasn't sure if that was a proposal or if she should be expecting one in the future.

The women wandered down after getting dressed in something more casual and within moments heard the front door fling open, revealing Henry—and the whole Charming clan.

"Hey guys, welcome home." David was welcoming as he held out bags of food, "I thought maybe a familiar meal from this realm would ensure you to never leave again. Granny's of course." Emma hugged her father as well as grabbed the bags out of his hands as she moseyed into the kitchen to disperse food.

"Can't argue with her stomach…" Regina laughed as her and Snow shared a hug with Neal in between, who held out his arms to wrap around the brunette a little bit to show his love.

"'Gina mmm," he nuzzled against the brunette's chest, the two women laughing as they tried to separate without him falling between them.

"What is it with my kids getting way overly attached to you?" Snow pondered as they walked towards the kitchen.

"You did the same thing when I married your father if I remember correctly," Regina sassed back, knowing her and Snow went back farther than anyone in the town.

Snow laughed at Regina's recollection, thinking what would have sparked that memory, maybe her time in the Enchanted Forest something happened.

"So Em, how was it to learn where you come from…" David, Henry, and Emma were stuffing their faces full of fries as the women (and Neal) came around the corner into the kitchen.

"All I have to say is, I really missed my coffee and overall hot shower." She popped a few fries in her mouth and hummed in appreciation.

"What about your phone?" Henry asked, knowing full well as a teen right now he would feel really frustrated without phones and video games.

"Not as much as you'd think, there was plenty going on." Emma grabbed her burger and took a massive bite out of it, groaning at the simple satisfactions Granny's food brought her.

"Yeah, I definitely enjoy the hot shower thing for sure," David chimed in his opinion, "but honestly I miss the simple life of it sometimes. Nice to see your roots though Emma, when Regina told us about the idea I thought it would be good for you to see more of where you come from." The three of them resumed eating as Snow and Regina joined the group around the island.

"So, speaking of the Enchanted Forest…you stayed with The Queen? How did that go?" Snow was hesitant to ask but deep down she still needed the reassurance that they were all going to be safe from any hard feelings that remained in the distant brunette.

"It was fine," Regina stabbed her salad with her fork and took a nice healthy bite.

"Nice try." Snow knew there would be some baggage when they came home and she was going to find out what. Emma, David, and Henry all stayed quiet, they knew this conversation would be between the two brunettes and they eyed the two of them carefully as they hate in silence.

"It's complicated." Regina mused, still trying to avoid Snow's questioning gaze as she let Neal down to wander around their legs. "Robin passed…again." Regina swallowed the lump in her throat, still saddened that it had happened.

"Oh no, Regina I'm so sorry." The shorter brunette offered comfort as her hand squeezed Regina's in a warm gesture.

"I had come to terms with it already, I felt bad that she had to go through it again, from what I found out, it wasn't a pretty." Regina took a moment as she thought about her other half and how much she had grown, how much they had grown, from throwing tantrums about a spilt secret to just emotionally working through it like an adult, it took practice and a hell of a lot of experience. "She's in a good place now, I can't believe I'm saying this but I am so proud of who she has become, it's different to see her in a lighter light." She shrugged, thinking about saying that about herself as well, how far she had come…especially now in her relationship with Emma.

"What about you Emma, how are you feeling?" Snow questioned her daughter, curious how she was feeling about the Queen being her own person now and ruling an apparent successful kingdom.

"Hm? Oh I—I mean—"Emma stuttered, not really wanting to inform her mother about the Queen's relationship with Maleficent or the dirty little trysts she had with her while they were gone.

"You are still scared of her?" Snow questioned again with rose brows.

"No mom, I'm not scared of her but there was a lot going on and then Maleficent ended up being there—" Emma was cut off abruptly.

"Wait I thought she was hanging around Storybrooke with Lily?" David questioned the women.

"She was for a while, until Robin died…" Regina piped up, saving Emma from the explanation. "She—The Queen—she was actually scared to tell me or us on this side, that Robin passed and she was struggling. She didn't know who else to turn too and well with our past with Mal—" Regina stopped, not wanting to elude to any more information than was necessary especially with Henry around. "So Mal has been hanging around the castle, making a life with the Queen it seems." Regina finished the story quickly, jumping into her salad really not wanting anymore conversation about that.

"So, everything is good then?" Snow tried again.

"Yes Snow, everything is just fine. Everyone is peaceful, honestly it wasn't a bad trip overall. We had a good time once everything was out on the table and there was no deceit." Regina clarified for the pixie haired woman, just to appease her questioning.

"I missed my coffee, seriously how did you guys do without coffee?"

"Tea, Ma, I could have told you that. Easier to grow and still as caffeine." Henry being the smartass that he was with his blonde mother smiled all knowing, getting a laugh from the rest of the adults.

"Shut it, kid."

"What a weekend, I'm so happy to be back in our bed…" Emma smiled as she snuggled into Regina's soft comforter and silky sheets.

"My bed," Regina sat on the edge of the bed in her nightgown, putting lotion on her legs before she crawled in next to the naked blonde. "Seriously, until you sell your house it's my bed." She finished as she turned to face the green-eyed beauty before her, staring at her sleepy face as her blonde locks draped every which way across the pillow.

"Wow, ok I'll work on it." She felt defeated as her eyes drifted close.

"You are so beautiful when you are sleepy, it reminds me of Henry when he was little." Regina smiled at the fond memory of their son, those moments that Emma had to miss out on but she knew they had come to terms with it. It was part of the reason she gave Emma both a mixture of pleasant and unpleasant memories when they all got cursed, to let her live some of what she got to experience.

Emma smiled sheepishly, eyes still mostly closed, not sure how to react, it wasn't like Regina to outright say something that wasn't a backhanded compliment, she was sincere and completely thoughtful in her statement…especially involving Henry.

Regina snuggled in close to the blonde, snuggling against her back, kissing her shoulder gently before fulling spooning Emma, wanting to enjoy the closeness in their bed and not somewhere else, there was a certain intimacy about sharing it with the blonde. Everything had happened so fast for the two of them but they rolled with the punches and accepted any frustrations and questions (from family and friends) that came with them opening up about their relationship. Regina thought back to that terrifying night that revealed all her secrets to the blonde; affections, sexuality, kinky interests that they still were exploring months later.

"Mmm, I love your lips on me woman," Emma moaned as she turned to face the brunette who played innocent. "Oh, you are not as innocent as you look and you and I both know it." Emma's interest was piqued as she rolled between Regina's legs, pressing the brunette firmly into the mattress, peppering her neck with little nibbles and flicks of her tongue.

"Please—Em," Regina's pleasurable sighs filled the room as Emma worked magic on her body.

"Hmm, I think I can definitely get used to you begging, My Queen." Emma smirked as she used magic to tie the brunette's hands to the bed, knowing full well Regina wanted to be devoured by the likes of Emma. "Hope you have enough energy for all this tonight…" Emma's drawl earned a wanton moan from the woman beneath her knowing she was in for an amazing night.