Here is the newest story!! As it says in the summary, you do not need to have read the previous story, Where is He, to understand the main storyline of this one, but I would recommend it for minimal confusion. Here is a recap , though:
1. Killian and Emma are married, have a daughter named Charlotte (11) and are expecting another child soon
2.Regina's first love, Daniel, has come back from the dead and married her, and together they have a son, Jason (11). To complicate things, Regina's most recent love, Robin, has recently come back, and interrupted her life, because she now has to decide between her two loves.
3. All of the main characters, (Emma, Killian, Snow, Charming, Zelena, Regina, Daniel, and Robin) and their children (Charlotte, Jason, Robyn, Zelena's daughter and Neal, the son of the Charmings) are all very close, and the kids have a cousin-like relationship, although Neal is technically Charlotte's uncle
4. Henry and Violet are newlyweds and have moved out of Storybrook.
5. The story is told from Charlotte's POV unless specified otherwise
6. Tiger Lily was searching for her sister, Pocahontas in the last story.
That's all you need to know and I hope you enjoy the story...
I sat comfortingly in a spa chair with someone giving me a foot massage and cucumbers over my eyes. How nice. Aunt Zelena had decided to take us out for a girls trip to ease all of the growing stress in the family. To start, my mother was now 7 and 1/2 months pregnant, and she was starting to really feel it. She is determined to work as the sheriff until the day the baby is born. And that's another thing-we found out that it is not just a bab-y, it's bab-ies. She's having twins.
My parents have decided not to find out the genders until they are born, because they didn't do that with me.
Since her belly is growing more than a normal pregnancy, her back is constantly killing her. It's hilarious to watch my dad fuss and be overly protective of everything. He claims that she just needs to rest before something goes wrong, but she's very stubborn about it, and doesn't like anyone worrying over her.
Although my family have all agreed not to make a HUGE deal out of this (On my mom's wishes of course), the whole town is celebrating. It is a big deal for one of the towns most beloved families to get pregnant , especially at my parent's age.
Both of my aunts agreed that coming to the spa wold be a good way for her to relax.
We also came to take stress off of Aunt Gina. Robin still hasn't left yet, despite Regina's many protests and pleas that she had 'moved on'. Though none of us would say it out loud, it was obvious that they were still in love with each other. I'm sure she still loves Daniel, but just not like she does Robin. Regina was caught between two things-doing what is right, and doing what she wants.
This was also taking a big toll on her son, Jason, who I haven't spoken to in about a month. When we invited him to do things with us, he was always 'busy', but he probably just wanted to be alone.
Unfortunately, my dad had taken off again to find Pocahontas for sure this time. The good news is, they have finally located her, and he should be home in the next few days. I missed Tiger Lily more than I thought I would. Over the past few months, she ended up staying with us in our guest rooms (one of which is now a nursery for two). We had become close friends, and it was kind of strange without her, but I'm really happy that she could finally be with her sister. Plus, she said she would visit all the time, once she got settled in Neverland.
The spa worker guided me from the chair over to the counter with my mom and Aunt Lena so she could finish my nails.
"How's you're spa day going, darling?" Aunt Lena asked
"Very nice" I replied
We just talked and talked until Robyn joined us, then Grandma, and finally Aunt Gina. After each of us sat under the dryer with our newly painted nails, we got ready to leave. I said goodbye to all the ladies in my family an hopped in the yellow bug. I had convinced my mom to take it since it's just the two of us.
"How are you Mom?" I asked as we buckled our seat belts
"I am just fine, I've been pregnant before, you know" I smiled because that was the exact 'mom response' I was expecting.
"I think I'm gonna go back to the station after I drop you off, I've got to finish up some paper work." She said
"Daddy wouldn't like that" I replied
"Well Daddy's not here"
As we pulled into the driveway and went inside, we realized she was wrong. He was right there!
"Daddy!" I said and jumped into a hug.
"Killian"
"Hi love"
He let go of me and went to hug my mom. This was a very awkward position because they had my mom's pregnant belly in between them.
"Wow, you've grown a mountain since I last saw you!"
"Daddy" I said scornfully
"In a good way, love, our children are growing." They both smiled at each other and my dad gave her a peck in the cheek before stepping back into the living room.
"Sit down Emma" He said.
"Well actually, I am gonna go to the station for a bit to finish up some work." She smiled guiltily. "There's no point in telling me no, I am still gonna go."
She saw the worried look on his face and touched his shoulder.
"I am just filing paper work, I will be okay. And once I get back, we can sit down and you can tell us all about your adventures." The next part of that sentence I pretended not to hear because it made me throw up in my mouth and ended in a raised eyebrow from my dad and giggles from my mom. She kissed him and waved goodbye to me and walked out the door.
My dad turned to me. "How about we have some fun, go down to the ocean, just us." "That sounds amazing!" I replied. After my dad packed some snacks, and I changed into a swimsuit under my clothes, we headed off.
The beach was about 4 blocks from our house so we decided to walk. We talked about serious stuff, like how our lives were going to change when the babies were born, and goofy stuff like new video games I wanted to teach him.
He also told me about Pocahontas, who they had found, half dead, sleep deprived, lost at sea in the middle of the ocean. Tiger Lily was so overjoyed, which made me happy.
We got to the beach and my dad put out a blanket. I threw off my shorts and shoes and ran to the water. In Maine, the water was mostly cold, so no one swam, but I grew up in this water so I am used to it.
I turned to yell for my dad to join me, but something on his face looked wrong. I ran up to the shore.
"Daddy, what's wrong?What is it?"
He looked very concerned as he put down the phone.
"Charlotte, it's mom. Something happened.
Thank you for reading!!! I know the first part was pretty long, sorry, but I had to summarize. I hope you are enjoying this story so far, and you continue to read. I am not exactly sure my updating schedule but it will DEFINITELY be up no later that next Tuesday (probably sooner since it's already written). Sorry to end on such a cliffhanger!! Please review and tweet me at @EllaHill_Crouch
Xoxo Ella
