All I want for Christmas is you (Merry Christmas baby)
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If Snow or Charming had seen what Emma had planned, they would have called it extremely weird for a 31 year-old who was the 'savior'. Little did they know that it would be their favorite Christmas present they would ever receive.
It was just days before Christmas when Emma showed up at the loft around 6 o'clock, offering to babysit her baby brother so her parents could go out to escape some of the Christmas stress, or go last minute shopping or whatever.
"Oh, that would be wonderful Emma," Mary-Margaret responded, handing the 9-month old over to the anxious blonde. "We need to finish planning the Christmas party at Granny's."
David half-smiled, raising both his eyebrows, and pretending to be thrilled that this was how he was spending his Friday night. Emma chuckled, and smiled at the small brown-haired boy she held in her arms who looked exactly like his mother. He moved his arms lazily, before deciding on laying them around his sister's neck, in a sort of hug. Emma hugged him tightly.
"Okay, go have fun planning the party," Emma said to her parents as they began to put their coats on and headed towards the door.
"His food is in the fridge, and you can put him to bed around 8, we'll be home in a few hours." Mary-Margaret replied, as she slipped her boots on.
"Be good, you too," David responded.
"Don't worry, we'll be fine," Emma called. She was so giddy with excitement for her newest project she could hardly stand it. "Love you guys,"
"Love you Emma, love you Neal,"
"Love you both,"
The door shut behind them, and Emma looked down at her baby brother, "Do you want to do something fun Neal?" she asked, her eyes wide with pure, child-like delight.
Neal smiled up at her, clapping his hands and making some sort of "gahhrahhagggahhh" noise. Pulling her phone out of her pocket, Emma opened up her newest discovery, an app that allowed you to make a personal music video to any song. It was an exhilarating find, and she couldn't wait to make the video as a present for her parents.
She had the song picked out and everything, "All I want for Christmas is You", the Mariah Carrey version of course. Playing the song, Neal's eyes lit up with an excitement that matched his sister's.
"Are you ready to do this buddy?" Neal clapped his hands together once more, and they began the making of the most ultimate Christmas gift.
She filmed just about everything, from scenes of the two of them dancing and singing, to them smiling by the Christmas tree, to the two of them wearing Christmas hats or antlers. Every time the "All I want for Christmas is you, baby" line came up, Emma would hold Neal high in the air, and then bring him down to rest his forehead against hers, and he would squeal with joy.
They had so much fun, and for the first time Emma truly felt like a big sister, and it felt great.
They finished the video in about an hour, and Emma fed her brother, and put him to bed.
Her parents came home around 8:30 to find an exhausted Neal sound asleep in his crib, and Emma asleep on the couch next to him (all that dancing takes a lot of energy).
They smiled at their son, and daughter, and knew that family can't possibly get any better than this.
They were finally all together as a family.
When Christmas day came, the ENTIRE family met at the loft to exchange gifts before the party at Granny's.
When it came time for Emma and Neal to give their parents their gift, Emma projected the video on the TV screen in front of them.
David and Mary-Margaret were surprised with the present to say the least.
David laughed throughout its entirety, and Mary-Margaret had to blot her tears of happiness, and joy throughout the whole video.
When it finished, Neal, along with the rest of the family clapped their hands, for a job well done on Emma and Neal's part.
The grins plastered across the faces, the tears running down her mom's eyes, and the joy on her baby brother's face was enough to do her in.
She hugged each family member extra tight, trying to hold back her own tears.
The love that she felt in the room at that moment was unlike anything she had ever felt or had hoped to feel before.
She finally had a family, and love, and everything was perfect.