***Finally updating this story. My ideas were running dry but I finally got this chapter done. A little emotion and some fluff. Next Chapter Daddy-daughter bonding! Please leave a review, they encourage and motivate me!***

Chapter 2

The spa in storybrooke wasn't very busy, so Snow and Emma were able to get in without an appointment and they didn't have to wait long either. They each got a manicure and pedicure and had a facial. After spending a few hours at the spa they headed over to the mall to do some shopping. They walked through a few stores looking at clothes and shoes. Then walked by a jewelry store.

"I want to buy you something, Emma."

"But it's so expensive here." Emma looked down at a heart shaped locket. It was cheapest item there, but it was still pretty pricey. Emma knew $200.00 was too much living off a teacher's salary. And she especially didn't want her to spend that much on her.

Snow noticed Emma eyeing the locket. "Do you like the locket?"

Emma shrugged "It's alright."

"Well I think it's lovely, and it would look beautiful on you."

Emma shook her head. "No, I don't expect you to spend that much on me."

Snow placed her hand on Emma's arm. "Why not?"

"That's a lot of money for just a necklace. You don't need to."

Snow nodded. "Okay, maybe I don't need to. But I want to. I can tell that you like it." She turned to the man behind the counter. "I'd like to buy that for my daughter."

"Excellent choice." He opened the compartment and pulled the box out to show them, then he started wrapping it up.

Emma smiled. "Thanks... Mom."

Snow beamed, hearing Emma call her mom was music to her ears. She knew it was hard for Emma, she grew up not knowing her parents and when she finally found them she found out they were fairy tale characters AND the same age as her. All of that on top of the anger and resentment growing inside of her all these years, she couldn't even imagine how hard it was for Emma to let them in. Snow rubbed the small of Emma's back.

"Hi ladies."

They turned around and saw Belle walk in smiling.

"Hello Belle." Snow smiled.

"Out shopping too?" Emma asked.

Belle shook her head. "No actually. I'm starting work here today."

"That's great. But, can't you just work at Gold's shop?"

"I wanted a little independance. Needed to get out here on my own."

Snow nodded. "Well I think that's great. Congratulations on the new job!"

"Thank you." She looked at the man behind the counter. "Hello Ben."

Ben smiled at Belle. "I'll just finish with these ladies then I'll get you all settled, and go over things with you."

"Thank you."

He handed Snow the package and she pulled out her wallet to pay for it. They said bye to Belle and started through the mall again. They decided to stop for lunch in the food court. They each ordered a burger and fries.

"Emma, how are you?"

"What? I'm fine." She took a sip of her coke and placed the cup back down twirling the straw in her pop.

"I'm worried about you. I have been for a while now. I know none of this has been easy for you."

"What?"

"Finding us, finding Henry, the new baby. It seems like we make one step closer then you pull two steps back."

Emma just stared at her burger.

"When we were in Neverland you told me when you were in the foster system you felt like you didn't matter and didn't think you ever would. Do you still feel that way?"

"Sometimes." Emma said sheeplessly.

Snow reached for Emma's hand and lifted it and kissed her knuckles. "You matter to me. You've always mattered to me. You need to understand that."

Emma avoided eye contact and tears escaped her eyes. "Then why?"

"Why what?"

Emma pulled her hand away and she shifted around in her seat. "Why did I have to be alone? Why couldn't we be together as a family like you guys are with Neal? Why didn't you keep me? I know what you're going to say... to give me my best chance. But was it really my best chance? Didn't I matter enough to have someone there to guide me, to wipe my tears, to TELL me that I matter?"

Anger was growing from the pit of Snow's stomach. Everything Emma was saying was true. She should have been there for her daughter. They should have been a family.

"This isn't fair." Emma jumped up knocking over her new package and she ran to the bathroom crying.

Snow picked up the parcel then went after her. She slowly walked into the bathroom, locked the door and saw Emma against the wall in a fetal position crying into her knees. Snow held her hand over her heart watching her first born. Regina might as well have crushed her heart that time she went to her house, it would have hurt less than this.

Snow sat down beside her and pulled her long blonde her behind her ears and wrapped her arms around her daughter and just let her cry for a few moments.

Emma sat up and wiped her eyes and looked at Snow. "I'm sorry."

Snow wiped away Emma's tears with her thumb. "No, don't ever apologize for that. You have every right to be upset, or angry. You're right it isn't fair. We should have been a family. You and Neal should have grown up together. I should have been there for you, and it kills me. That's why it was so hard for me to forgive Regina. We gave her chance after chance to change. And then she set the curse which caused me to lose you. Because you mean so much to me. You didn't have the life I planned for you, but at least you had a life. So yes I believe it was your best chance because Regina would have killed you because you were a threat to her curse. And that was not an option, I was not going to let that happen."

Emma half smiled. "Archie said just as much."

"You went to see Archie?"

Emma nodded. "I didn't listen to him. He told me not to dwell on the past and to focus on what we have now."

"He's right I don't want you to dwell on it. However, I want you to come to me. If you ever want to talk about it, it you ever want to scream or throw things come to me. Because I'm just as angry about it as you are. But I'm so grateful and so relieved that we have a second chance. At least we have that."

Emma leaned back against Snow, and Snow kissed her forehead.

"You know when Hook and I returned from the past through the portal. I told you and Dad that I missed you... I didn't just mean those few days in the Enchanted Forest. I meant I've missed you my whole life."

"I know." Snow rested her head on her daughter's.

"Archie suggested I spend one on one time with you and Dad."

"I think that's a wonderful idea. I love all of us together as a family but I want time for just the two of us too."

"Me too." Emma reached for Snow's hand and they interlocked their fingers. "Mom?"

Snow smiled."Yes?"

"I know this is going to sound weird... and awkward. But can you maybe suggest to Dad that he and I spend time together. Then he'll think it's your idea."

"I'm sure he'd rather it come from you."

"But I feel weird asking him."

"Okay, if you want me to I will. But just this once, after that you're on your own okay?"

"No, I'm not. I'm not on my own anymore."

Snow smiled down at her daughter. "That's right honey, you'll never be alone again." Snow pulled the locket out of the packaging and lifted Emma's hair and put it on her.