****Well here's the conclusion to this short story! If you're reading my other story you'll get the Neal/Winnie the pooh reference :D And if you haven't read my other story yet please check it out: s/10479846/1/A-Simple-Twist-of-Fate . It's called a Simple twist of fate. Family/adventure. Charming and Snow are raising Emma and Neal in the EF; Robin, Regina, Roland are in it quite a bit, and Rumpel/Belle are in it a bit plus a lot of other fairy tale type characters that haven't appeared on the show(plus one's that have.)

Anyway hope you enjoy the ending and please leave a review! Cheers! :) ****

Chapter 3

Emma and Snow dropped their purses and shopping bags at the front door and kicked their shoes off. Charming was sitting on the floor playing with a giggling Neal. Charming was making goof ball faces at him. Emma and Snow couldn't help but laugh. He got embarrassed and picked up Neal. "Oh uh... hi girls!"

"We didn't mean to interrupt." Emma chuckled.

He laughed. "How was your ladies day out?"

Snow rubbed Emma's arm and smiled. "One of the best days ever."

Emma smiled. "Yeah it was really special."

"And how was your day with Dad?" Snow walked over and took Neal from Charming, kissing his cheek.

Charming smiled. "We had lots of fun, until he left me a little present 20 minutes ago." He scrunched his nose in disgust.

"Oh thank goodness, now I don't have to change him."

"Yeah lucky for you... So what did my favourite girls buy today?"

"Some clothes, shoes and Mom bought me this locket." Emma lifted the locket to show her dad.

"I like it."

Snow smiled at Emma and turned to Charming. "Emma and I really had a great time today."
He smiled. "I'm glad to hear that."

"In fact, Emma is so much fun to have one on one time with, I think you should take her to the carnival tomorrow. I can't hog her all to myself."

Emma stared at her feet and shuffled them anxiously.

He grinned. "I think that's a great idea. If you're up to it Emma?"

She blushed, she couldn't help but feel like a little girl wanting to spend time with her Daddy. "Well... if you really want to."

"I do. It's perfect you were going to pick up Henry there anyway since he'll be there with Regina."

Emma smiled looking admiringly at her Dad.

"Let's get up bright and early so we can get started on our big day." He kissed the top of her head.

Snow winked at Emma.

"Emwha!" They all looked at Neal.

"He said his first word!" Snow had tears in her eyes. "He's calling for his big sister."

Emma beamed and took Neal from Snow. "Hey there big guy." She kissed his forehead.

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Emma climbed into her nice warm bed and picked up her cell phone. She dialed Hook's number. He picked up right away.

"Swan."

"Hi Hook."

"Good to hear your voice, love."

"Look, I'm sorry I've been pushing you away."

Hook just listened.

"I realize I need to stop pushing people away, including you. Can we do dinner on Monday?"

"Yes of course. I have no other plans."

"Ok great, I'll see you then."

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Emma and Charming giggled as they got off the roller coaster. He lifted his arm out and Emma looped arms with him.

"You screamed pretty loud up there." Emma teased her Dad.

"Well that was a pretty big drop. I was worried my daughter was scared."

"I was too busy laughing at you to be scared."

He grinned. "What would you like to do next?"

"How about the slide? It's right here."

They climbed up and grabbed a potato sack, but there was only one left.

"Hey, where's the rest of the potato sacks?" Emma asked the carny.

He spat out the side of his mouth. "Three kids just slid down in them." He pointed down and some kids were just getting up. He looked Emma up and down and slapped her bottom. "How about you and me tonight, baby?"

Charming's face went fuming red like smoke was about to blow out of his ears and he punched the carny in the face. "Nobody talks to my daughter like that!" He pushed him against the fence.

"Come on Emma." Charming sat on the potato sack and Emma sat on his lap the two laughed as they went down the slide together.

"Thanks for that." Emma half smiled as they kept walking.

"No man should treat you like that."

"You were right..."

"About what?"

"That we should live for the moments. And that was a pretty awesome moment."

"I'm confused... I thought that was a bad moment."

"It's just nice to know that you've got my back."

He smiled. "I will always protect you."

"Thanks... and the look on his face after you punched him was priceless."

He laughed. "It was, wasn't it?"

They started walking passed the different games and they came across a shooting game.

"Hit the bullseye! Come right on up here! Prizes Prizes Prizes!" The carny advertized his game.

Charming handed the man some money and took the gun. "This one's for you Emma." She shot at the target and got the bullseye.

"Good job there dude." The carny took the gun back. "Your choice of bear." They looked up and there were all kinds of stuffed bears, big ones small ones.

"Any one you'd like, Emma."

"I'm too old for stuffed animals."
"No you're not. Have you seen your mother's closet? Given it was cursed Mary Margaret who collected them, she hasn't gotten rid of her collection of stuffed bears, and we don't even have room to hang clothes in there."

Emma laughed. "Yes, I have seen it before. I don't want to become a hoarder like her."

He shook his head. "It's getting a little ridiculous." He teased his wife who wasn't even there. "But point is, I won a bear for my daughter and she's leaving here with a stuffed bear."

She smiled. "Okay, okay. "I'll take the brown one."

The carny handed the brown bear to Emma. Then she handed it to her father. "Now it's my turn." She handed the carny some money and shot the bulls eye.

Charming smirked. "You didn't have to win me a stuffed bear."

"I didn't." She pointed to the Winnie the Pooh bear. "I'll take that one."

"Is it for Henry?"

"Are you kidding? At his age if I brought him home a stuffed animal he wouldn't speak to me for a month. It's for my brother."

He smiled. "He'll love it."

"Hey Gramps! Hi Mom!" Henry and Regina appeared behind them. Henry hugged Emma.

"Hey kid! How has your weekend been? Enjoying the carnival?"

"Yeah, I managed to get my mom on a roller coaster, it was hilarious."

"I don't think almost throwing up is hilarious." Regina's face was still a little green, and Emma and Charming were trying not to laugh.

"I take it rides aren't your thing, Regina?"

"I came here to spend time with Henry, he wanted to come and it was my weekend so..." She ran over to a garbage can and threw up. She wiped her mouth with a kleenex from her pocket. I should get home."

"Do you need a ride?"

"No, Robin and Roland are here. We came here with them, he's taking me."

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They met Snow and Neal in the park for a picnic dinner. Snow and Neal were sitting on a blanket waiting for them. Henry kept trying to sneak bites of his cotton candy that Emma bought him.

"Henry, you'll spoil your dinner. I told you it's for dessert." Emma ran her hand through Henry's brown hair.

"Can't we skip dinner and just eat the cotton candy?"

"No, your grandmother went to a lot of trouble to make us dinner." They went over and joined Snow and Neal.

"Hey, how was the carnival?"

"It was great," Emma sat beside her mother. "You'll be thrilled to know we're bring home two new teddy bears. Pretty soon the apartment will be overflowing with them, miss hoarder."

Snow rolled her eyes. "I don't have that many. You and your father just over exaggerate."

"You do have a lot Grams." Henry added with a chuckle.

"You've been into my closet too?" Snow shook her head. "Did you just bring the bears home to rattle me?"

"No... Dad won one for me on one of the games. And I won the other for Neal."

Snow smiled. "That's so sweet."

"Yeah..." Emma picked up Neal. "Well I'll let you two argue with Henry on whether we eat the cotton candy or our actual dinner first."

Snow smiled watching Emma carry her brother and the Winnie the Pooh over to the park bench.

Emma bounced Neal on her lap. "Hey there, sweet prince. I won this for you today." She showed him the bear. "He's called Pooh, it was one of my faves growing up." He hugged the bear. "I know it's weird you must think I'm really old. Too old to be your sister. But none of that matters okay? I'm always going to be there for you. I don't know if we'll fight like other siblings or if we'll annoy each other. We probably would have growing up together. But even if we did grow up together I would have always protected you anyway, and no matter our age difference I will still protect you always." She opened her new locket to show him. "This is just between me and you." One one side of the locket was a picture of Henry holding Neal, and on the other side was a picture of her parents together. "From now on we will always be together, all of us." She hugged her brother tight.