Hi everyone! I'm so excited to be writing this! If you didn't know, this is a sequel to my previous story Fate Lead Me To You, so I suggest reading that before starting this story. Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this.

Henry looked in the mirror, making sure he looked good for today. "Henry! Breakfast is ready!" He heard Emma call from downstairs. After one more glance, he grabbed Violet's picture and put it in his back pocket as he did every day. How he missed his girlfriend. After the funeral Henry was mainly focused on caring for little Violet and making sure she was growing up happy and healthy.

But every now and then he let his emotions come out, and he would watch The Sword in the Stone and cuddle with his daughter until he felt better. Henry went to the stairs where little Violet was waiting at the baby gate, cooing and tapping on the bars. "What do you think you're doing, monkey?" Henry teased, picking her up and tipping her upside down, causing her to giggle.

It was Violet's first birthday, and everyone was working hard to make it special. Violet screeched and pointed down at the floor at her blanket Granny had made her. Henry chuckled and picked it up, handing it to her. The blanket looked very similar to his mother's baby blanket, only the trim around it was light pink. 'Violet Elizabeth' was stitched on the side in dark pink letters, and Granny had even attached a little toy monkey for Violet to play with.

Violet never slept without it, and she insisted on carrying it around everywhere she went. "Did Grandma dress you today?" Henry cooed, brushing her hair back in place. "Yes she did. And our little girl looks perfect." Regina walked by, kissing both of them on the cheek. Henry grinned as he looked at what his daughter was dressed in. She wore a black shirt and in red letters it read 'My Grandma's the Queen!' she wore a white tutu and ruby red slippers, and had a pacifier in the shape of an apple.

Regina took her from Henry and went down to the kitchen, setting her in her high chair. "Morning, kid. Long night?" Emma asked, handing Henry a plate of pancakes and a cup of hot cocoa. "Violet only woke up twice. She calmed down once I read to her."

Every time Violet woke up during the night, Henry would read to her from his storybook. The book hasn't changed much in the past year, it mostly just added some pictures of baby Violet and the rest of the family. Violet loved looking at the pictures, and at each page she would point to someone she knew and she would say 'Dada' or 'Gamma' or 'Uby'. She couldn't quite say people's names yet, but she was getting the hang of it.

"So, what time is the party?" Henry asked. "3 o'clock." Mary Margaret answered, coming in the door with David and Neal. Neal squirmed to get down, and Violet screeched as she saw her friend. "I have a list of everyone that is coming, and Ruby is helping Granny make the food." Mary Margaret set down the hyper 2 year old and poured herself a cup of coffee.

"Dow." Violet said to Henry, pointing at the floor. "I got it." David said, kissing the little girl's sticky face before cleaning her up and setting her down to go play with Neal. The two toddlers had become best friends, and Henry was glad for the rare moments he could relax while Violet was occupied.

After everyone was seated at the table, Mary Margaret pulled out the list. "So far we have Granny, Ruby, Aurora with baby Phillip, Robin and Roland, the dwarves, Belle and Gold, along with us." She said. "You forgot two!" A familiar voice said. Everyone looked up to see Elsa and Anna. Emma and Mary Margaret jumped up, hugging them both. "How did you get here?!" Emma asked, happily surprised. Elsa and Anna took turns hugging Henry, gifts in their hands. "Well, when you told us about Henry's baby turning a year old, we couldn't miss that! So Grandpabi made a portal that brought us through!" Anna said excitedly. "We're so glad you're here!" Mary Margaret gushed. "Henry you've gotten so big. Where's your little one at?" Elsa asked.

Suddenly, there was a loud crash from the living room, followed by wailing. Everyone rushed into the living room to see Neal holding the end of the table cloth on the coffee table in his hands, shattered glass surrounding him and Violet. David rushed over to pick up Neal, while Henry cuddled a screaming Violet. "Shh, it's okay, Daddy's here." He murmured to her. He noticed her chin was bleeding. "Mom, she's hurt." His heart sped up in his chest, and he quickly handed her to Regina.

"It's just a scratch, she'll be fine." His mother answered. "Can't you heal her with magic?" Henry asked. "Not everything needs to be fixed with magic. Children get scrapes and bruises all the time. Remember that time you broke your arm when you were 8? I didn't have magic at the time and you survived."

"Please Mom! Can't you heal her just this once?" Henry asked. "Clean it and put a band aid on. Kiss it better and cuddle her for a bit. She'll be okay." Regina reassured him, sweeping up the glass. Henry sighed and took his crying daughter back into his arms. "May I?" Elsa asked, holding out her arms. Henry handed the baby to her. Elsa lightly bounced her and made snowflakes appear in the air. Violet calmed down and started giggling. Henry took the opportunity to put a band aid on the cut. "Snow!" Neal said excitedly, holding his arms out to touch it.

After a few hours of playing with the kids and catching up, the gang headed to Granny's to begin the party. "Hello! Hi Violet!" Aurora was the first to greet everyone with little Phillip. "Granny just finished the cake! One for us, and one for Violet. They look amazing." Belle said, taking Violet into her arms. Gold came over and tickled the baby, cooing to her. "Gampa." Violet says happily, holding out her arms to him.

"Who's ready for cake?" Ruby sing songed, carrying a big cake decorated with pink and purple polka dots and a fondue monkey on top. "I am!" Roland piped up, jumping up and down excitedly. Gold put Violet in a high chair and Granny brought out Violet's little cake. Henry's heart ached as he saw a picture of him and his girlfriend on it with Henry kissing her cheek. The rest of the cake was purple and had light blue hearts surrounding the picture. The candle on top was the wishing star that Emma had every year for her birthday.

Henry didn't realized he was crying until Regina handed him a tissue. "I thought you might appreciate it." Granny said, setting down the cake in front of little Violet. "I love it. Thank you." Henry said, hugging the older woman. "Mama." Violet said, pointing to her mother's picture. Henry kissed his daughter's head, wiping his tears away. Through all the stories and the bigger little Violet grew each day, her mother truly wasn't gone.

Everyone started to sing 'Happy Birthday' to Violet. Halfway through she grabbed handfuls of the cake and mashed it into her mouth. Everyone laughed and Mary Margaret started taking pictures. Henry kissed his daughter on her mouth and she put her frosted hands on the sides of his face, getting him all sticky.

Henry chuckled and wiped his face off, grabbing his own piece of cake. He loved his daughter so much, he couldn't imagine life without her. She brought a smile to everyone's face, even Gold's. Though he had to deal with sleepless nights and temper tantrums, it made it all worth it when she would hug him or say his name.

After cake, Henry helped Violet open her gifts. Though she was more interested in the boxes and wrapping paper. Violet was very spoiled, getting lots of gifts from everyone. Emma gave her a yellow bug car to play with, along with some clothes and a new toy jumper so she can get exercise. Regina got her a new crib with monkey bedding and clothes, along with some teething toys.

From Mary Margaret and David she got clothes and a walker, along with Emma's unicorn mobile to hang above her crib. Granny knitted her some booties and a new hat, and Ruby gave her a stuffed animal wolf and a mini red hood. Belle and Gold gave her more books and along with a special enchanted one that had moving pictures. Aurora gave her some clothes and toys that she had as a baby.

Elsa and Anna gave her handmade royal clothes, along with a mini ice castle to decorate her room with. Robin and Roland gave her a handmade card along with some of Roland's toys (Roland was very excited to give the baby a gift he thought of all by himself) and the dwarfs' gift were kisses. All except Leroy, who was too busy downing his third piece of cake. "Hey, the kid's lucky I even showed up. She should feel honored that I took the time from playing World of Warcraft."

After the party was over, it was well past Violet's bedtime. She fell asleep on the walk home, and although she didn't stir when Henry changed her into her new monkey footie pj's, he sat in the rocking chair Violet had picked out and cuddled with her awhile. "Violet Elizabeth Mills, I love you more than you'll ever know. Happy birthday my sweet angel." He whispered. Violet snuggled closer to him, having sweet dreams. "I love you, Violet." Henry said to the picture from his pocket before setting it down and falling asleep with his baby.