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“Yeah, you sure can,” Ruby laughed, “right, what can I get you all?”

“Pancakes,” Mary Margaret said quickly.

“Are you sure you want that for dinner?” David asked but immediately cowered down again at the look given to him.

“One order of pancakes,” Ruby looked around the table.

“Cheeseburger, fries and a beer,” Emma smiled.

“And same for me,” David said.

“Cool, coming right up,” Ruby said and hurried away from the table.

“So, erm, I have something to tell you,” Emma looked at her parents with a worried expression and then quickly rushed out the next sentence, “erm, I’m kinda living at Regina’s place for a while, to help with the baby and so Henry can be near her, you know, easier and yeah, helping out.”

Mary Margaret’s expression went from concerned to a beaming smile, “oh, Emma, that’s wonderful news,” she said and reached across the table and grabbed one of Emma’s hands before turning to David, “isn’t that wonderful, David? Emma’s helping Regina out!”

Emma managed to extract her hand and looked from one to the other in confusion, “so, you don’t mind?”

“Mind?!” Mary Margaret said, “it’s great news, you’re helping out. Living at Regina’s, that will be so good for.. for Henry. Having you all together.”

“Yeah,” Emma said as she wondered if the strange behaviour on display in front of her was the signs of some kind of breakdown that she should be watching out for.

“That’s great, Emma,” David smiled but not as disturbingly as Mary Margaret, “makes sense for you to all be in one place, especially while Regina is still recovering, how is she?”

“She’s good, her magic is coming back,” Emma said without thinking and then paused as she looked at her parent’s reaction but they both seemed unconcerned with the fact.

“Great,” Mary Margaret said, “It’s Regina’s name day tomorrow, did you know that?”

“What’s a name day?” Emma frowned, “is that like a birthday?”

“Not quite,” Mary Margaret explained, “all the names in the old realm were assigned a day, our calendar is different to yours but I’ve calculated everyone’s birthday and name day. Name day’s are important, it’s usual to give a small gift.”

“So.. everyone called Regina will celebrate tomorrow?” Emma asked.

“Yes, although I think there’s only one in Storybrooke,” Mary Margaret considered the matter for a moment before shaking her head, “but it means you need to get a gift for her.”

“Like what?” Emma frowned.

“Some flowers? Chocolates?” Mary Margaret nodded quickly, “a nice gesture, you know..”

“Right, I’ll.. get on that,” Emma said before pointing to the bathroom, “I’ll be right back.”

As soon as Emma was gone Mary Margaret turned to David and smacked him hard in the chest, “they’re living together!”

“Ouch,” David reared back, “what was that for?”

“This is such wonderful news!” Mary Margaret said happily, “they’re living together already!”

“Yes, I know,” David rubbed his chest.

“Such a cute family,” Mary Margaret clapped her hands together quietly.

“Remember they’re not actually together yet,” David whispered, “or at least we don’t think they are. And you promised no meddling..”

“No meddling, I promise,” Mary Margaret whispered.

“Like telling Emma about Regina’s name day wasn’t meddling,” David laughed.

“I wonder if they’ll have more children,” Mary Margaret leaned her head on her hand and sighed.

“I don’t think that’s possible,” David said as he turned around to check Emma hadn’t returned yet.

“They could adopt again,” Mary Margaret pointed out, “or get a sperm donor, Emma have another baby,” she gasped happily, “a grand baby.”

“She’s coming back,” David warned.

Emma sat down just at the moment Ruby delivered the meals and they all thanked her and she hurried away again, keen to be away from Mary Margaret’s hormonal outbursts.

Mary Margaret smiled at Emma and Emma frowned, “do I have something on my face?”

Chapter 56

It was late when Emma finally got to Regina's Mary Margaret had insisted that they all went back to their apartment and it took Emma quite a while to formulate an escape plan. Although once she said she wanted to get back before Regina went to bed Mary Margaret was practically kicking her out of the door.

The lights were on but she still crept into the house quietly in case everyone had gone to bed, the sound of instrumental music was gently playing from the downstairs study and Emma approached and quietly knocked on the door.

"Come in," Regina's voice softly carried through the room.

Regina was sat at a large desk working through pieces of paper with a pair of rimmed glasses on her face that somehow seemed to soften her face.

"Hey," Emma said as she stood in the doorway.

"Finally managed to escape?" Regina smiled.

"Yeah," Emma sighed, "she's a bit nutso with pregnancy hormones, gives me an insight into what I must have been like."

Emma looked at the open log fire that was pumping out heat into the room and at the piles of work on Regina's desk, "I'll leave you to it.."