This is just a super short drabble. But prepare for the angst.
I recommend listening to Small Bump by Ed Sheeran while reading because it's what inspired me to write this :)
Also let's just pretend David knew Snow was having a girl and they were going to call her Emma from the very beginning of her pregnancy. Okay? Cool.
Warning: this will make you hate me. I'm sorry.
Disclaimer: anything you recognise, I do not own.
David tosses and turns as tries to find comfort. Snow has stretched out while sleeping, and consequently taken over the entire bed, leaving very little room for him to lie. He chooses to turn on his side, facing towards is wife and he smiles tenderly. Even in the darkness he can see her silhouette and the shape of her stomach. There's a bump so small it's almost unnoticeable – almost. David reaches out his hand and places it gently on top and closes his eyes for a moment. He pictures a little girl, with his blonde hair, and her mother's eyes. She has a small dimple in her chin and smile so beautiful it brings him to tears. He begins to stroke Snow's stomach but she doesn't stir.
He knows his little girl will grow to be the fairest of them all. She will be brave, kind, selfless and true. She will capture the hearts of everyone in the kingdom and will care for them as much as they care for her.
He will teach her how to ride a horse, and when she is old enough, he'll teach her how to fight with swords. He'll stand by her bedroom door as Snow and their maidens prepare her for her first ball. She'll look breathtaking and David knows she'll have many boys fighting for her attention. He hopes one day she'll find her true love – someone who will love and cherish her like he cherishes her mother. He hopes she'll be happy and know she's loved more than anyone can be loved. He hopes she lives a full and content life because his baby girl, his Emma, deserves the world.
David leans forward and presses a kiss to the small bump and whispers
"I love you Emma". This wakes Snow up and she turns towards him with a smile so beautiful it takes his breath away.
"Hey", she whispers fondly.
"Hey" he whispers back.
Snow glances down at his hand resting on her stomach and she sighs contentedly. Bringing her hand up, she rests it on top of his and they lie like this until he falls back to sleep.
He's woken hours later by the sound of Snow gasping in pain, and he immediately sits upright. It's light out now, and he sees her on the ground beside their bed clutching her stomach.
"Snow?", he asks alarmed. She looks up at him; her eyes filled with such fear and terror it almost stops his heart.
"I think something's wrong", she manages to pant out before choking back a scream. This is when he notices the blood pooling around her. She notices it too moments later, and buries her face into the side of their bed as she weeps.
You were just a small bump unborn for four months then torn from life.
Maybe you were needed up there but we're still unaware as why.