It Starts With A Story

David had been awake for only a week, but Mary Margaret couldn't stop thinking of him. As soon as she found him in the stream and woke him up, she couldn't help but feeling a special connection with him. She even felt drawn to him when she read the story to him, but now it was different. She longed to be near him, and to talk to him. But, she knew she couldn't. His wife was always with him, so she never got up-close-and-personal time with him. And he was married, it would be horrible to get in between them, and wrong. But as hard as she tried, she couldn't remove him from her thoughts.


He should love his wife, he knows this; but David pondered about her all day long. And besides, there wasn't much to do in that hospital every day. It was dull there, unless Mary Margaret was volunteering that day. He'd sometimes have to forcefully stop himself from staring at her. She looked familiar, even when she had just woke him up and he didn't know her. But he was positive he knew her from somewhere, by the way his heart jumped when he saw her. Sure, she was beautiful, but his heart jumped as if he was seeing someone he loved that he hadn't seen in a while. It was a strange, but good, feeling. He could get used to it, but then there was the matter of his wife. He remembered his life with her, but it felt… fake.

One day, when Kathryn wasn't around, but she was, he decided to go and talk to her.

"Mary Margaret, right?" As he said her name, her heart skipped a beat.

"Y-Yeah." She stuttered out the awkward reply.

"Hey, if you have a moment, I want to talk to you." Mary Margaret tried to conceal her blushing, and nodded.

"That would be nice." She smiled, but inside she reminded herself that he's married, so neither of them should try anything. He led her to a hallway in the hospital that was fairly empty, so they could have a bit of privacy. He sat on a bench off to the side of the hallway, and she sat next to him, keeping a good distance between them. She wanted to scoot as close as she could to him, but didn't want to take the risk of being seen by Kathryn or Regina.

"Mary Margaret, I'm thinking of leaving her." This caught Mary Margaret by surprise.

"What?" She was stunned. Did he just say what she thought he did?

"Yeah, I … our love just doesn't seem real." David shook his head and stared at the floor.

"But why would you do it?" Mary Margaret was still in awe. He looked over at her

"I'd do it… for you." They both just stared into each other's eyes for a moment.

"I'm sorry, I have to go." Mary Margaret abruptly stood up and left, leaving David sitting on the bench alone.

I had ONE chance, and I blew it, David thought, and closed his eyes. He tried to imagine what would happen if he hadn't messed everything up. Did she feel the same?


Mary Margaret quickened her pace as she wondered if he had followed after her. She wasn't sure what she should have done back there; ran away (like she did) or tell him that she felt the same? No, all of it was wrong. Kathryn didn't deserve that, but she wanted to be with him more than anything. But if that meant breaking up their marriage and crushing Kathryn's heart, then she wouldn't do it. She tried to ignore the feeling deep inside of her; the one that said "You belong with him". It was hard, but she did it. She also resisted the urge to run back to him, to tell him about her feelings, but she knew she couldn't. It was painful to walk away like that, but what else could she do? Profess her love and live happily ever after with him? No. Life didn't work that way; even if she wished it did. It wasn't long before she heard quick footsteps behind her.

"Mary Margaret, please, listen to me." She gave a frustrated sigh, and turned to face him.

"I'm listening." Her eyes found the floor.

"I screwed up, I'm sorry. But that doesn't change the fact of why I left her." Mary Margaret still hadn't looked up from the floor. She sighed, and closed her eyes.

"But ever since I woke up, I couldn't help but feeling a connection between us." Mary Margaret looked up at him, and a questioning look formed on David's face.

"You feel the same way, don't you?" He grinned, and she stared back at the floor.

"Yes." It was barely audible, but he heard it.

"So, what's holding you back?" He was confused. If she felt the same way, why didn't she want to be with him?

"This is wrong. You're married." Mary Margaret was still looking at the floor.

"I'm leaving her for you. We won't be together anymore. Then what?" He looked at her, expecting an answer, but she turned around and started walking away.

"But I love you." He said after her. She stopped dead in her tracks.

"What?" She turned to face him.

"I love you." He said again.

She walked back over to him, and they engulfed each other in a hug. Both let out a sigh of relief.

"We can't be seen together, though. Regina…" Mary Margaret pulled away from him.

"Right. How about I meet you at your apartment tonight? I would offer you to come over to my house, but Kathryn doesn't know yet."

"But what about Emma?" Mary Margaret looked at him, puzzled.

"Keep her busy, out of the house." She nodded.

"I think I know someone that can help." He shook his head.

"No, you can't let anyone else know."

"They won't know; all they'll know is to keep her out of the house."

"So, who is going to keep her out of the house?" David crossed his arms.

"Henry, but I think we should tell him, because he'll be happy about it. You know, because he thinks we're Snow White and Prince Charming." Mary Margaret laughed, but David hesitantly thought. Mary Margaret noticed this.

"And he'll be 'in' on it. He can help us until we want to tell Emma. Trust me, I've had him in my class for, who knows how long, and he can keep a secret." She smiled, and waited for an answer. David chuckled at the thought of this 10 year old boy sneaking 2 adults around.

"I guess you're right. I'll do anything to be with you." He returned her smile.

"Anything?"

"Anything. And that's a promise."


Message from the author

So, this is my second FanFiction! I love Snow/James, MaryMargaret/David, but if you'd like to see more stories from me about different characters, go ahead an ask! Thank you!