A/N: ok here's the epilogue I told you I had. It's super short but I thought it was the right way to end this. Hopefully you love it as much as I do, and hopefully none of the readers unfollowed this after the last chapter because I wouldn't want them to miss this.

Disclaimer in Chapter 1

one year later

"Regina come on, I have reservations and we're going to be late!" Regina shook her head as the blonde bounded ahead towards the diner, her appetite clearly getting the best of her.

"I'm coming, Emma, I'm coming. You really don't need reservations though, I mean, it's just Granny's diner, it's never actually-" Regina cut off in shock as they walked inside. The place was packed, and practically everyone in town looked like they were there. And they were all dressed nicely. Something was definitely up.

"Emma, is there something you forgot to tell me? Everyone is here and they look so nice. Is there a party going on or something that you neglected to tell me about?" Regina had actually noticed that her girlfriend was dressed more nicely than usual as well, but had dismissed the thought until now.

"No, but," Emma looked down at her feet nervously, "I kind of made it propose to the woman you love day," she said sheepishly.

"What?" Regina asked quickly, eyes wide, unsure she had heard the blonde correctly. Propose?

Emma dropped down on one knee and pulled a small box out of her jacket. The entire diner went quiet as she did so, so everyone heard Regina's elated gasp as the box was opened. Inside, the ring sat, sparkling perfectly even in the dull lighting of the diner. It was sterling silver with an enormous blood-red ruby set in the center, surrounded by a ring of tiny, flawless diamonds. The whole thing was just perfect.

"Regina Mills, two years ago, you saved my life. You saw me in my time of need and you reached out to help seconds before it was too late, and it's because of you I am here today." Regina wiped a tear from her eye as her girlfriend spoke. "Being separated from you was one of the most difficult things I've ever dealt with, because it's really hard to be away from the person you're in love with.

We've been through so much together. We've known loss, we've known pain, we've known what it feels like to be helpless. But together we also found love. I fell for you, and you fell for me. Every day I look at you, and I fall all over again. You've made me the happiest I've ever been, and I want to spend every day, every hour, every minute of the rest of my life falling for you." She paused to take a short breath. "Will you marry me?"

Not a second passed before Regina spoke. "Yes," she whispered, "yes, yes, yes!" The brunette bounced up and down slightly as Emma slid the ring on to her finger and pulled her in for a long, passionate kiss. Everyone in the diner clapped, and a couple catcalls rang out as the two women held each other for dear life.

Pulling away from her fiancée's lips, Regina rested her chin on the other woman's shoulder and let out a sigh. "I love you so much, do you know that?"

Emma smiled as she wrapped her arms around Regina's waist. "I know Gina, I love you too."

A/N: it's been fun guys, thank you so much for all your love and support. As always, let me know how I did, and feel free to check out my other fics.

Oh, and don't forget...

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