Chapter 3

She knows he's on a case, knows he can't call her, contact her or do anything unless he is in absolute danger.

So, how the hell is she staring at up at those same cerulean eyes that search her face lovingly as she is backed against her white apartment door?

"Charming." she whispers like a child, it has been six agonizing months of hell, he has scruff along the line of his jaw, but, the scar she gave him play-fighting is still as bright as the day she accidentally inflicted it. His smile is radiant, red-checked flannel and blue denim jeans hiding the body that she knew so well.

"What are you? How? How are you here?" she breathes out desperately, stroking his face memorizing every feature. David's arms are around her instantly as his head rests against her own.

"I promise, I'll tell you everything." David swears, his own breathing having become ragged and uneven at the sight of her in a flowing V-neck summer dress. It's soft, white cotton and accentuates her wonderful breasts that oddly, seem to have gotten bigger since he last held her.

She had pressed kisses to every inch of skin, in an effort to get him to stay. She was desperate, they had made love three times that night and it was still not going to be enough.

"Please don't leave me!"

"I will never leave you." He had almost roared, their lips meeting in a carnal kiss as he made her moan his name.

"You're my life, my heart, Mary-Margaret, when I get back."

"Yes?" she broke the kiss and gasped as he suddenly presented her with a ring, his mothers, looping it on her trembling finger.

"Charming."

"Will you marry me?"

The ring shone as brightly as when he had proposed, her was answer plain for all to see.

"I missed you." David gasped before his exploration of her mouth, she moaned sweetly and dug her finger-nails into his shoulders and pressed herself against him wondering how long it would take him to realise, it wasn't just them anymore.

He didn't know whether it was his delight at seeing her or just the fact that hadn't held her in so long but, the swift kick he felt next was unmistakable.

David pulled back slightly and finally saw. She was pregnant. His child, their child had been growing inside of her. Ha! He was going to be a father!

"I heard you'd quit but, I never thought… God, Snow you're pregnant."

Mary-Margaret gave a teary smile. "Six months, three weeks and two days."

"And you're okay? The baby he or she's okay?" He blurted out unable to hide the look of wonder on his face.

"She is wonderful." Mary-Margaret emphasised "But, has been missing her daddy very much." "Though, I think I've been rubbing off on her a lot." she chuckled and then gasped as he kissed her growing belly.

"Hi. Hi, baby girl." They were both crying now as he was down on his knees, talking directly to their little girl. "It's Daddy."

"Oh, I have waited so long for you."

"I love you and Mommy so much."

"We love you."

He rose and held her tight to him. "I can't believe I missed so much."

"I have a box for you. The test, all the scan pictures, I have DVD's too." "My parents and your mom own multiple copies."

"Ha, of course they do."

"God, I love you so much!" David exclaimed, kissing her rapidly.

"I love you too."

"So the case… where did you go?" she asked as her fiancé rubbed her feet as they lay on the couch.

"Vancouver." he said plainly, far more interested in her pregnancy. "What are you craving?"

"Pickles, ice-cream, cinnamon… stop changing the subject."

He smiled "Still as sassy as ever."

"You know it." Mary-Margaret beamed joyfully.

"So Vancouver…"

"Witness protection. Minor, it was my job to keep him and his guardian safe. They'd witnessed a murder."

"Poor kid. Are they okay now?"

"They have a new home, new names, money wired every month. I set them up." He was methodical in his explanation but, she could tell he was proud.

"There wasn't a day that went by that I didn't wanna call you just so I could hear your voice, Mom's."

"Hey, it's okay, we've been a team. I called her and both my parents as soon as I knew, but, I wanted you. I even spoke to Herman about relaying the news to you."

"He did, told me I had something to come back for. I laughed, said, I had you and he just winked."

David shimmied back up to her and kissed her slowly as she wrapped her arms around his warm neck before they parted. "Now I know why."

"After I quit the force, I took a job at Story-brooke Elementary. Helping kids in the classroom. I'd always wanted to work with children. The pay was crummy but, I increased my hours so that we could have some money behind us when you came back."

"How much did the station give you?"

"A little over three grand plus three weeks wages, so rent was covered, not that my parents let me use it, they bought this place for us, paid the mortgage."

"I should have been there, with you, I could have-" Silencing him with her finger she shushed him. "Shh. You were. Baby you were."

Taking her finger away, she laughed as he tugged impatiently at her lips, it was like he'd never kissed her before. Like, he was finally coming up for air after so long underwater.

"What do you want?" He teased.

"You. In our bed. Mmm. Safe." David began to carry her as she drifted off to sleep.

He got her undressed, she was wearing a Mickey nightgown so it was easy to tuck her in pressing a kiss to her fore-head before he peed, got changed and felt her nuzzle into him.

"I love you." David whispered tenderly his hand soothingly on their child. "Thanks for being a good girl for Mommy Princess. Now, you can rest up, because I'm back and I'll never let you go."

And for the first time in six long months, he went to sleep happy. With his precious family in his arms.

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