Anonymous prompted: Oh 19 please. No problem with angst here.
The curse had separated almost every family unit it could. From Alice and Killian, to Regina and Henry, along with Henry and his own daughter, Lucy. Drizella seemed to be the only one "fortunate" enough to stay with her mother. Little did she know, she had been separated from her own child.
She had known Marcus under the curse, he was a classmate of Lucy's. Something about him seemed familiar, which she couldn't understand. He had brown hair and blue eyes, there were lots of kids that looked like him. Yet, every time Mother dragged her to something for Lucy, she found herself lingering nearby.
Then the curse broke and she watched as Alice was reunited with her son…Marcus. It didn't seem possible at first, how could two women create a child? As far as she knew, Alice had never been with a man…
Regina explained that true love could work in mysterious ways.
And such had lead to him.
Confronting Alice, she learned the truth. He was her child, their child. She hadn't been sure how it was possible either, yet Ella had helped her. Alice hadn't been sure if Drizella could handle parenthood, so she had kept it a secret. The closest thing she had done was naming the baby after Drizella's father, a person the girls had all been close to.
It took time, but little by little, Drizella was building a connection with this little boy. He was quick on his feet, smart and an overall wild child. Drizella watched him with all the love in the world as he ran around the playground, Alice grinning at her.
That night, she tucked a sleeping Marcus into bed, kissing his forehead. Letting out a sigh, she turned to face Alice who was in the doorway, proudly examining the work Drizella put into putting his room together. Drizella lead her into the kitchen, starting to make some tea.
"You're doing great with him," Alice said, softly. "He's so happy to be here."
"I feel like I don't know what I'm doing," Drizella admitted. "I've missed this, all of it."
"You have to understand…"
"I do, I really do." She set the tea cups on the table and sat beside her. "There's just so much time to make up for."
"You will, in time. I trust you, I wouldn't be letting him spend the night here if I didn't."
Drizella paused. "You stay too."
"Driz…"
"Please, Al. I'll take the couch, I just…I want us to be a family again."
Alice softly smiled, clearly not needing much arm twisting. "That couch looks so uncomfortable." She shrugged. "We've shared a bed before…I think we can manage to do it again."
