Sunburn

Summary: Snow warns Emma to put sunscreen on, but naturally her daughter thinks she doesn't need it.

Family

"Don't need it" Emma brushed her mother off as she goes and picks up her bag before heading towards the door. Henry grins up at her, some traces of sunscreen on his face still evident from when he smudged it on just moments ago.

"Then why have Henry put the lotion on if it's not needed? As you can see, the sun is beating down today, you're going to need it, and you know it" Snow crossed her arms, eyebrows raised.

"Yes, I can see the sun and I can also feel how hot it is. But I never burn, so I don't need to worry about it. Besides, it feels gross."

"Emma, I really think you should put some on. Just in case, okay? At least bring it with you?"

"Look, I'm just taking my kid out to the shore for some fun, okay? He's lathered up real good, and I'll be fine. So off we go, we'll see you at dinner" Emma opens the door and ushers Henry out before sighing and taking the sunscreen. "Just bringing it in case Henry needs to bathe in it a second time".

Henry storms through the entrance of their little apartment, quickly making his way past his grandfather and towards the bathroom. David quirks an eyebrow, a small smirk making its way on his face as he looks toward the front door as he waits for the other half of the party to come through. He didn't have to wait long as Emma then slowly walks in. While his attention was on her, however, he didn't notice the little boy coming back out of the restroom and dashing up the stairs as he tried to keep a bottle out of view. Unfortunately for the beach-goers, a certain mother walked in from her bedroom just in time to see what Henry was hiding as he made his way up the stairs.

Putting two-and-two together and waiting only a moment after Emma finished her brief conversation with her husband, Snow quietly made her way up the stairs and into the bedroom her daughter and grandson were sharing.

"Didn't need it, huh?"

Emma jumped and turned to face her mother, quickly placing the bottle of Aloe Vera Gel behind her back. Snow smiled softly, her little girl giving off the perfect picture of a child trying to hide something they weren't supposed to get into. She could imagine her Emma getting into a lot of these types of situations when she was indeed just a child. Before she could dwell too much on that, she stepped forward and gave Henry a pat on the back. "How about you go out and help your grandpa find some firewood? We thought we could have a bonfire out in the woods later tonight. I'll help Emma with her sunburn."

Henry glanced towards his mother and after receiving a defeated sigh and nod in return, he made his way out, grinning. After all, he always did like seeing his mother bond with her parents, even if it was just over some mild sunburn.

Once Henry was out and the door safely closed, Emma stared at her mother before turning around and taking her top off. "Of course I'll only get sunburnt in Storybrooke. Anywhere else I'm fine, but nope, Storybrooke has to bite me in the butt."

Snow chuckles, taking the aloe from Emma's before squeezing some of the green gel onto her hands and in turn onto her daughter's back. She feels the heat from the burn and gently spreads the gel, making sure no inch of skin is left untouched. Luckily for Emma, the sun didn't get her too harshly, though it's enough to make anyone uncomfortable. Snow frowns slightly, knowing her baby will be having a bit of a difficult time getting comfortable in bed tonight.

"If I didn't know any better, I would say you had this all staged" Emma mumbles, staring out the window. "I mean, not once have I been sunburnt, and now lo and behold, here I am getting bathed in gunk that feels even worse than the sunscreen. By my own mom, may I add. You wanted this to happen, didn't you? One of those life lessons only a mom can have with her kid, right? One of those 'mother knows best, you should have heeded your mother's advice' and so on and so forth."

Before Snow could retort back, Emma continued on, "Though, you know…I don't really mind. If you did, I mean. Well, the sunburn sucks but being here, now…it's not so bad. Knowing I should have listened to you but didn't, and paying the price, only for you to come around and try to make it better despite the fact that I didn't do as you said. It's not so bad. You're not so bad" at being a mom.

Snow blinked back tears that were threatening to fall. Taking a deep breath, she finished soothing Emma's burns and started to rub off the gel from her hands and onto the discarded towel that was on the bed. "Yes, well…I'll be sure to tell the sun to not beat down too hard next time. I was only aiming for blushing pink, not candy apple!" she grinned and nudged her daughter's hips with hers before making her way out the door.

"Dinner will be ready in half an hour."

"To the beach!" Henry yells before dashing out the door, his towel flying out behind him like a cape in his rush.

"As he said" Emma grins at her parents, a bit of sunscreen still evident from when it was lathered on just moments ago.

A/N: Thanks everyone for stopping by and reading! Also, thanks to those that reviewed and followed last time, I really appreciate it!

I feel as though I didn't convey what I was aiming for with the conversation between Emma and Snow towards the end there. Hopefully you guys can see what I was trying to say. If not, ask away and I'll do my best to answer. That, or I'll go back and revise it.

For those that wondered if there will be a full story of the previous one-shot, I may very well do so. Or make another one-shot that relates to the first, you know? Either way, expect to see something relating to it sometime in the future. :)