Regina pulled up to Ruby's house and stopped the car. "Well, back to reality I guess." She sighed making Emma chuckle.
"Oh, it's not that bad babe." Emma put a comforting hand on Regina's shoulder. "We did the hard part already." Regina gave her a small smile.
"I suppose you're right my dear." They exited the car and walked hand and hand up to Ruby's doorway. The front door opened and Ruby had an ear to ear grin on her face.
"Well look who decided to come up for air!" Ruby's joke caused Regina to flush in embarrassment
"Ruby!" Emma snapped back and Ruby chuckled.
"Oh calm down Ems, I thought sex was supposed to relax people." Ruby grabbed Emma by the shoulder and pulled her into the home, dragging Regina as well whose hand was still clasped with the blonde's. "Hey everyone! The love birds are back!"
Emma and Regina were led into the kitchen and both women could not believe their eyes. The kitchen was filled with their families and friends all having breakfast. David got up from his chair and went over to give Emma a huge hug.
"Dad are you okay?" David nodded.
"Just fine sweetheart, just a headache." Mary Margaret rolled up next to them in her chair beaming up at her daughter.
"Well we all knew that David's head was hard, we just didn't know how hard until now."
"I'm just happy that you're okay." Emma punctuated it with a kiss on her father's cheek. Regina's eyes drifted over to her mother who was seated at the table with Victoria Belfry. Cora's eyes seemed like they were searching Regina's for something. Perhaps forgiveness she surmised.
"So now that you two have had your romantic rendezvous, it's time to get back to work. This town is a mess." Ruby stated.
"Can we see our kid and maybe get a cup of coffee first before you dump all this shit on us?" Emma asked. Mary Margaret nodded.
"I was just about to go get him." Regina held her hand up.
"Oh no need, we can do it. We want to say good morning to our baby." She smiled and held Emma's hand as they walked up the stairs to the makeshift nursery. Everyone watched as they left the room.
"Oh my God, how cute are they?" Ruby said as soon as the two were out of earshot. Mary Margaret's smile lit up the whole room.
"It is just so nice to see those two finally get together without someone working to keep them apart." Her smile faded as an awkward silence filled the room. Mary Margaret was confused as to what had happened when she heard David clear his throat. She watched as his eyes shot over to Cora and his wife's mouth formed an 'o' when she caught on to what she said and who was in the room. Cora's face flushed and she hung her head in shame. "I mean, uh that….." Mary Margaret looked at David for help but he shrugged helplessly.
"Its okay Mary Margaret." Cora finally broke the awkward silence. "I know what I did and I just hope that someday they will forgive me for causing them so much pain." Ruby crossed her arms and scowled at Cora.
"Not good enough lady." Everyone turned to Ruby in shock. "No, I'm sorry isn't good enough. You tortured them for years! They could have been together a long time ago if it hadn't been for you! You can take your sorrys and stick 'em up your ass! Regina is your daughter and I wouldn't treat my worst enemy the way you did her!"
All eyes turned to Cora and Victoria spoke. "Look, I understand that what Cora did in the past was horrible. But the woman she is now-" Cora held up a hand to stop Victoria and then gently placed that hand on top of Victoria's.
"It's all right Victoria." Cora smiled with watery eyes at the other woman. "She's right." She turned to everyone in the room. "It is my fault and there is no excuse for what I did." An uncomfortable silence hung in the air. "I had been forced to hide who I was when I was a child. I denied my truth and when I saw that Regina was gay I reacted horribly. I was jealous of how she was proud of who she was. I wanted her to be ashamed like my parents made me feel." Her statement was met with silence. "I will try to make it up to Regina everyday for the rest of my life. I want to be a mother that will make her daughter proud."
Unknown to everyone else, Emma and Regina had been standing at the top of the stairs with baby Henry listening. Emma was caring the now awake baby and bouncing him gently in her arms as she looked, wide-eyed, at Regina. The brunette woman had her arms crossed with a look on her face that Emma tried to read. Her face was turned away, toward the conversation downstairs. Without looking at Emma and Henry, Regina started down the stairs with her back straight and her held high.
The conversation died abruptly as all eyes turned to Regina and Emma as they entered the room. Regina's eyes were focused on her mother while everyone else nervously looked to Emma who stood wide eyed and waiting.
"You have a lot to make up for mother." Regina's eyes blazed. "A whole hell of a lot."