Here's the second and final chapter of this short story.
Snow heard a knock on the door. She opened the door and a handsome gentleman was at the door.
"Hey Nick!" Snow smiled, "Kelly, your daddy is here."
Kelly and Neal ran towards the door.
"But I don't want Kelly to leave," Neal protested.
"Daddy, can I play a little longer?" Kelly begged.
"We don't want to bother Mrs. Nolan," Nick said.
"It's not a bother at all," Snow shrugged, "I don't need to cook dinner tonight. Emma, Killian and Henry are coming over and they are bringing takeout from Granny."
"Okay. Kelly, I will come back in half an hour. You better wrap this up," Nick turned to his son.
"YAY!" Neal and Kelly said in unison and ran to the kid zone.
"I made some tea. Why don't you stay here for a little bit?" Snow proposed.
"Sure," Nick came in and put his jacket on the chair.
Snow poured Nick some tea, "Ginger lemongrass tea. Granny said this boosts the immune system." Granny had become quite a tea expert after her retirement.
"Smells good," Nick took a sip, "Thanks for watching Kelly."
"Don't worry about it. Neal loves the company. It's not easy being a single dad," She knew the experience first hand. She turned and looked at Charming on the bed.
They were silent for a little bit, but Snow had been holding a secret for a while.
Snow was not always the best person to hold a secret. If she could, she would want to cut off her tongue for now.
She debated in her mind if she should ask the question of keep her lips shut. This could get really awkward.
"So..." She paused.
It might not be the best to bring this up.
"What's up?" Nick asked.
"Are you seeing Tinkerbell?" Snow couldn't help anymore.
"What? No," Nick blushed.
"Haha, you are blushing!" Snow laughed, "Don't lie, I saw you two walking in the park the other day, holding hands and maybe kissing."
"Okay, fine, yes, we are dating," Nick confessed.
She took a deep breath and felt relief knowing that this maybe-secret wouldn't bother her anymore. It's been bugging her for weeks.
"Please keep this as a secret," Nick said.
Crap, Snow thought to herself, I hate secrets.
"Why? This is something happy. Why would you mind sharing the good news?" Snow asked.
"Well, the Blue Fairy is not very fond of fairies dating anyone, and Tink, even though she doesn't live in the nunnery, still cares a lot about how the Blue Fairy looks at her. Forgive me for saying this, but the Blue Fairy is kind of a judgmental bitch," Nick explained, "So, please keep this secret."
"Well, I kind of have to agree with that," This reminded Snow of Nova and Grumpy.
They gossiped a little bit about Storybrooke and it was time for Nick and Kelly to leave. After all, it was a weeknight and Kelly had to wake up early for school tomorrow.
Emma, Hook and Henry came over for dinner. They enjoyed the food and had many laughs during the dinner. There were moments when her heart pounded and Snow was gonna say something about Nick, but she did not let the secret slip.
Emma and her family left after dinner and Snow put Neal to bed. Maybe it was genetic, he was always a good sleeper.
It was time to wake up David for his shift at the station.
She grabbed her pen and paper and debated if she would leave the note about her new found secret to David.
They promised no lie within the family, but she did promise Nick that she wouldn't tell anyone about his secret. David was not anyone. He was her husband, the love of her life. She would trust David with all her secret.
She paused and thought for a minute.
"Maybe next time," Snow smiled and kissed David awake.
== The End ==