I am back, kind of. Amelia and Neal's story is going to keep going but in a different form. So I got the idea from the Book Con I went to in NYC. I sat through a romance panel because Meg Cabot was there (I LOVE her, she's just so wonderful.) One of the questions for her and the other authors was "How do you handle fans asking for more story after a series is done?" Their answer was like a light bulb moment. "I don't want write a whole new story because I need a plot and there to be conflict for these amazing characters who finally got their happy ending. You just want a photo album, snapshots of their lives: birthdays, anniversaries, children, etc." So here I am, with a collection of one shots that will continue Amelia and Neal's happy life together in Storybrooke. It is mostly focused on them, but everyone else will pop in and out. So get ready for weddings and children, basically good old fashion family time.
The windy morning in Storybrooke found Neal Cassidy walking down the street to Granny's. His coat was buttoned up to his chin and his scarf was wrapped securely around his neck. His hands were shoved deep into his pockets where he fiddled with his phone.
He was very unsure about his feelings. He was happy but kind of shocked. He was too old and actually doubted it would ever happen to him. It also kind of grossed him out, the mere thought of it. He felt like a kid again.
He should be happy, excited even.
Maybe he wasn't taking the news as well as he should have. He had put on a fake smile when he was told at dinner the previous night. He had congratulated her.
Maybe he just needed to process it all. But who could he talk to? Who else would understand?
Then he saw Emma on her way to the station. Just the right person.
"Hey." He ran up to her."
"Hey, so Henry passed his math exam with flying colors, mostly thanks to David's help. And he has a science fair project coming up." Emma told him.
"Science fair? Great, I heard those can tear families apart." Neal had heard horror stories.
"We have been torn apart by worse. I think we are immune to that of stuff now." She sensed something was off. "You okay?"
"No, I mean I'm not really sure. Emma's what's it like having a sibling who is super younger than you?" He voiced his concerns.
Emma smiled, she loved baby Luke. "I get called to babysit a lot. Most of the time I don't mind it. I get to experience the things I couldn't with Henry. Seeing my parents actually being parents is really wonderful. Killian and I aren't at the kids stage yet, so this is nice." Then she realized where this conversation was going. "Neal… are you… is Belle…?"
"Yeah, I'm going to be a big brother." There, he finally said out loud. He, Neal Cassidy, at the age of three hundred plus years, was going to be a big brother.
"Oh my gosh!" Emma almost screamed and hugged him. "Congratulations!"
"Thanks, but I had nothing to do with it. It was all my dad and Belle."
"Oh right." There was a smile on her face, one that quickly turned to horror. "And you just put images into my head that I did not want. Thanks."
"That has been my whole day."
"How are you feeling? About the whole situation?" Emma had been in the same position, she had felt pushed to the side and abandoned when her mother was expecting Luke.
"Now that I said it out loud… wow. I'm going to be a big brother. This is amazing." And he did feel ten times lighter.
The next seven months flew by, it seemed both Gold and Neal tried to outdo the other one on keeping Belle comfortable and happy. Amelia had to bite back laughter; she knew this was a sneak peek at how Neal was going to treat her when she was pregnant. Which was no time soon, as she kept telling people. They weren't rushing anything.
Finally, she was born. Rose Colette had light brown hair and blue eyes. Gold almost broke down and Amelia had to take the baby from him.
And Amelia handed Rose to her big brother.
Neal Cassidy looked down at the tiny face and knew he was going to love her and protect her for the rest of his life.
AWW. Did you think that Amelia was pregnant and Neal wasn't sure how to react? So Evanna is what I read was going to be Rumpelstiltskin's mother's name. She hasn't shown up in the show yet but I hope she's worth naming a kid after.
Correction on the kid's name. I changed it in this edition due to the fact that Rumplestitskin's mom sucks. Belle's mom is a better choice.
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