The weeks went by quickly. At 17 weeks, Snow's pregnancy made itself known as well. She could no longer fit into her little skirts and pea coats, something that frustrated her to no end. She was currently in the bathroom of the apartment trying to fit a pair of her skinny jeans over her bump that had appeared overnight. She tried to pull the button fly closed and let out a groan. She was so focused on trying to get them on that she had not noticed her daughter standing in the doorway.
"No matter how hard you try, they won't fit." She said. Snow turned around and sighed, sitting down on the edge of the tub.
"Nothing fits! I didn't have this problem with you." She complained. Emma laughed and sat on the toilet.
"You're pregnant in a world that doesn't have princesses gallivanting around in gowns. So yeah, nothing is going to fit."
"I didn't gallivant in gowns, thank you. Now I do believe my riding outfits would not have worked. But this is insane! I can't find anything in my closet that will fit over this!" she said, standing, revealing the small bump that had begun to show. The fly of the pants were nowhere near closing. Emma stood and grabbed her mother's hand.
"Come on, I have something you can wear." She said and pulled her up to her bedroom. Once there she reached into the dresser and pulled out a pair of yoga pants. Emma handed them to Snow who tried to hand them back.
"I am not wearing this. I do not wear sweats."
"They aren't sweats and trust me you will." She said. Snow rolled her eyes and pulled the jeans off her hips and slipped into the yoga pants and sighed. They slid perfectly over her belly.
"Oh these are heaven." She said and Emma tossed her a shirt to go with them. Snow slid the shirt over her head and the soft material perfectly accentuated her growing belly. Snow ran her hand over the bump and smiled.
"I really can't believe this is happening." She said and sat down on Emma's bed. "I never expected to have another child. If it hadn't been for the curse, Emma, I'd be 56 years old. I don't know how to be a mother. I'm terrified." She said honestly.
"Whoa, whoa. Calm down. One thanks to said curse you are the same age as me, which is weird, but kind of cool. Second, you're going to be a terrific mother. Being a mom doesn't just come from being pregnant. You've always been a mother, even when you didn't know you had a child. When I first got here, you took me in. A perfect stranger. You made sure Henry had something to give him hope. You watched over him. These two are going to have a wonderful life thanks to you." Emma said and placed her hand over her mother's belly. Snow placed her hand over Emma's. She looked up into her daughters eyes, and smiled, as a tear fell from her eye.
"Thank you. I needed to hear that." She said then gasped.
"What? Are you okay?" Emma asked, in a panic. Snow let out a laugh and stared down at her stomach.
"They moved! I felt them move!" she said and placed Emma's hand over the spot where she had felt the babies move.
"You do know I can't feel anything yet, right? They aren't big enough." Emma said. Snow blushed and dropped Emma's hand.
"Right, sorry. It's the first time they've moved. I really didn't enjoy much of my pregnancy with you." She admitted.
"Can you tell me about it?" Emma asked. Snow turned to her, a smile playing on her lips. It was the first time Emma had asked about anything.
"Of course. How about I start from the moment I knew I'd have a girl. It wasn't that I didn't enjoy the fact that I was going to be a mother. I couldn't wait actually. When I first got with your father, his father had poisoned me so that I couldn't have children. I was devastated. I didn't know how I was going to tell your father what he had done. I didn't have the chance to, because his mother was wounded with a poisoned arrow and we had to take her to the lake where we came back. During our journey his mother had given me a pendant that could predict the sex of my future child, but it didn't swing and I admitted to her what the king had done. We hoped that the water from the lake would help me as well, but when were arrived it was dry except for a small shell full, enough for one. Of course the only natural answer was to give it to your grandmother. She drank it only it didn't work. We married there so she could see us wed before she died. We drank from a cup to symbolize our union and she died, happy. Your father had found the pendant and begged to hold it over my hand, but I was terrified because I knew it wouldn't move, but it did. It told me that I would have a daughter. Your grandmother sacrificed herself so that you could come into this world. She didn't drink the water, instead she had Lancelot put it into that cup and I drank it.
"When we said our vows in front of the kingdom, Regina came and told us about her plan. We knew nothing of what she was going to do, just a threat, but we knew it would come to pass. When I realized I was pregnant, I was terrified. I couldn't wait to hold you in my arms, but I knew that Regina's plan was going to happen and I was afraid for you. I begged your father to let me talk to Rumplestitskin. His price for asking about it was your name. He told us about the curse that Regina was bringing and to get my baby, you, to safety. Then the only thing we could do was wait. 28 years after the curse was enacted, you would return and the final battle would begin. Your father was livid and called the war teams and started talks of a battle to stop her, but I had given up. It was only when Blue had told us about the tree that could be fashioned to take me to another world where you would be born safe away from Regina's grasp. I didn't want to go. I didn't want to leave your father, but I knew I had to. You came too soon and since it could only take one, we sent you."
"But it could take two." Emma told her. Snow shook her head.
"Blue told us it would only take one, because all magic has limits." She explained.
"It took two. Me and August, or Pinocchio whatever his name is." She told her.
"What?!" Snow said standing up, furious.
"Yeah. You didn't know? The story is in Henry's book. Well August added it in so he could know but yeah. Gepetto made a deal with Blue that if he fashioned the wardrobe, that his son would take the other spot. I don't think he imagined that I would come out without you. I guess he wasn't doing any harm since you were to come through still pregnant." She explained.
"This is outrageous! I should have gone through with you! I am your mother." Snow yelled as she began pacing. Emma stood up and placed her hands on her mother's shoulders.
"Whoa, you need to calm down. You definitely do not need to stress over something in the past. You need to focus on this." She said, taking Snow's hand and placing it on her belly.
"They need you to be calm and not freak out. You are getting a second chance to be the amazing mother I know you are going to be." Snow's shoulders relaxed and she sighed.
"You always know the right thing to say." She said and glanced up at the clock in Emma's room. "Oh crap, I'm late!" She said.
"For what?"
"I'm supposed to meet your dad at Granny's then go to my appointment." She explained. Snow grinned brightly at seeing her babies again. She hugged Emma tightly and headed out the door.
Snow and Charming sat in the same room as before, waiting for the doctor to appear. The doctor came in and smiled.
"Shall we get started? If those two cooperate we can find out the sex if you would like to know." She said and took a seat on the stool. Snow nodded and took her husband's hand in her own.
"We don't have to do the internal, since they are big enough to capture. We will get a better view of them over." She said. "Just life your shirt and push your pants below your tummy and we will start." Snow did as she was told and shivered as the gel was placed on her skin.
"Sorry, no matter how much we warm it, it's always cold." The doctor said and placed the transducer on Snow's belly. The image quickly popped up onto the screen and Snow beamed with happiness.
"They look great. You've done everything you should be doing and they are growing perfectly. "Do you want to know their sexes?" she asked.
"Yes." Tang out in unison from Snow and Charming. The doctor laughed and moved it slightly to the right to get a good angle on both of them.
"They're girls." She said and Charming's mouth dropped. He lost the bet.