So this one is set somewhere in season 2 after Emma and Mary Margaret get back after being in the Enchanted forest where Emma and Henry spend their first mother's day together. I don't own OUAT or any of its characters just my imagination.
Chapter 2: Our first mother's day together
Emma woke up to the sound of banging and clanging coming from the kitchen, she looked at her alarm clock and saw it was only a few minutes after eight in the morning on a Sunday and groaned. Then she realized what was going on, it was mother's day morning, her and Henrys first one together. And Henry was probably down stairs making her some form of a breakfast for the occasion, normally this wouldn't be allowed, defiantly not in Regina's house but since she and Mary Margaret got back he's been staying with them at the loft. And normally her parents (god she still was not used those words) would help him but the couple decided to stay at granny's giving the mother and son some alone time for the morning for the special day. Emma knew that it had to be killing Mary Margaret not to be spending the morning with her seeing as that it was also their first mother's day together but she was so thankful she was getting this time with Henry. So Emma got out of bed and went down stairs to see what the kid was up to.
Emma made it to the bottom of the stairs before Henry saw her, before even saying anything Henry ran into Emma's waiting arms wrapping his little arms around her waist "Happy mother's day mom" ("mom" that was something else she was still getting used to but in a good way she was happy he felt she deserved the title).
Returning the hug just as strongly if not harder she said "Thanks kid, so what are you up to down here?"
"Making you breakfast… well trying to" with a sheepish grin following. He then went back into the kitchen area of the loft, disposing of the failed attempt of making pancakes.
"How about I give you hand there kid" Emma said as she made her way over to Henry.
"No!" Henry yelled "you're not supposed to make your own breakfast today I'm supposed to make it for you" matter of factly making Emma laugh softly to herself.
Raising her hands in surrender she said "Alright if you insist Henry" as she walks by she ruffles his hair causing him to laugh.
Once Henry manages to make some edible pancakes and makes them both a cup of hot chocolate with cinnamon, the pair enjoys a relaxing breakfast. Then Emma manages to talk Henry into letting her help him clean up the kitchen, cause they both knew Mary Margaret would be upset if she came back to a messed up kitchen. "Alright now time for presents mom" henry said as he hurried to the living room.
"First breakfast now presents, isn't that going a little over board there kid?"
Henry looked at her with a tiny bit of hurt on his face "No mom it isn't, we've missed 10 of these, I was afraid this wasn't enough."
Now Emma felt bad, the kid really worked hard on trying to make today special for her she didn't realize how much this meant to her son. So she walked over to Henry and wrapped him up in a hug. "I'm sorry kid I didn't mean it like that." She pulled away from him and got him to sit down on the couch, keeping his small hands in hers. "It's just that Henry..." she paused trying to finding the right words. "I'm still trying to figure this whole mom thing out and that means this holiday is still new to me. I never had anyone to do this kind of stuff for when I was growing up so I really don't know what's expected for today I guess" giving Henry a sad smile which he returned giving her hands a small squeeze of reassurance. "As for the last 10 years Henry, you don't have to try to make up for those, the fact that I get to spend them with you now is more than enough of a gift to me kid." At this point both mother and son were fighting back tears, and Henry launched forward giving Emma the tightest hug he can manage, burying his face into her neck never wanting to let her go, which Emma felt the same exact way. "I love you so much kid, I always have and always will."
"I love you to mom" he said. After a couple minutes the mother and son finally released each other from the hug, Henry wiping away the tears with the back of his hand. Henry then reached over to the coffee table where his two presents for Emma sat and handed them to her. "Ok mom enough stalling open your gifts" he said with a smile.
She could not help but laugh at her son as she accepted the gifts from him "Alright kid lets she what we got here." She gave him a smile as she opened the first gift, inside the box was a small binder looking thing that read photos on the front. Emma opened it up and gasped it was a photo album filled of pictures of Henry growing up and from what she could tell they were in order by age, the last few pages where pictures of the two of them since she came to Storybrooke. Before Emma could help herself tears started forming in her eyes again she looked over at her son "Henry…."
"Before you say anything Regina won't be mad those are copies of the pictures, she still has the originals. I went and picked out my favorite pictures and got a copy of each made then put them in the book for you. Do you like it?"
"No Henry, I love it" she leaned over giving him a kiss on his forehead.
Henry looked relieved "Good," he said with a laugh "you had me worried when you started crying again." He then handed her the second gift.
It too was a box but thinner, once opening the box the tears started up again it was a clay hand print above the hand print it said Henry and under it had age 11. Emma knew this was something kids normally did in pre-school or kindergarten for a gift, making it all the more special that Henry thought of doing this for her now. "If your goal was to see me cry a lot today I would say it was a success kid."
"No, I was just trying to make it special" he said with such a bright smile.
Emma loved that smile; she could be in the worst mood and seeing that smile would take her out of it. Emma put her hand on his knee "Well kid you did, thank you so much for my gifts, they were so thoughtful and they will always be special to me" giving him a truly genuine smile of thanks "So what else do you have planned today kid?"
"Nothing really, I just thought we could spend some time together and watch movies."
"Sounds perfect Henry" and so that's how the mother and son spent the rest of their perfect first mother's day together just the two of them enjoying each other's company.
I hope you guys enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed writing it. This story is something I wish we could have seen on the show, but sadly it doesn't happen on OUAT so had to come up with something myself. Until next time….
